1 John 4:19

NETBible	We love¹ because he loved us first.
NIV © biblegateway 1Jo 4:19	We love because he first loved us.
NASB © biblegateway 1Jo 4:19	We love, because He first loved us.
NLT © biblegateway 1Jo 4:19	We love each other as a result of his loving us first.
MSG © biblegateway 1Jo 4:19	We, though, are going to love--love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He loved us first.
BBE © SABDAweb 1Jo 4:19	We have the power of loving, because he first had love for us.
NRSV © bibleoremus 1Jo 4:19	We love because he first loved us.
NKJV © biblegateway 1Jo 4:19	We love Him because He first loved us.
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KJV	We <2249> love <25> (5719) (5725) him <846>_, because <3754> he <846> first <4413> loved <25> (5656) us <2248>_.
NASB © biblegateway 1Jo 4:19	We love <25> , because <3754> He first <4413> loved <25> us.
NET [draft] ITL	We <2249> love <25> because <3754> he <846> loved <25> us <2248> first <4413> .
GREEK	hmeiv agapwmen autov prwtov hgaphsen


NETBible	We love¹ because he loved us first.
NET Notes	¹sn No object is supplied for the verb love (the author with his propensity for obscurity has left it to the readers to supply the object). The obvious objects that could be supplied from the context are either God himself or other believers (the brethren). It may well be that the author has both in mind at this point; the statement is general enough to cover both alternatives, although the following verse puts more emphasis on love for the brethren.