1 John 4:14 “And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be th…”

1 John 4:14

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

World English Bible

We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.

American Standard Version

And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Geneva Bible 1599

And we haue seene, and doe testifie, that the Father sent that Sonne to be ye Sauiour of the world.

Darby Translation

And we have seen, and testify, that the Father has sent the Son [as] Saviour of the world.

Young's Literal Translation

And we — we have seen and do testify, that the Father hath sent the Son — Saviour of the world;

Bible in Basic English

And we have seen and give witness that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

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Cross references

“we have”

John 1:14 1 John 5:9 1 Peter 5:12 1 John 1:1–3 John 5:39 Acts 18:5

John 1:14 · BSB

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

1 John 5:9 · BSB

Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.

1 Peter 5:12 · BSB

Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

1 John 1:1–3 · BSB

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.

John 5:39 · BSB

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

Acts 18:5 · BSB

And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

“the Father”

1 John 4:10 John 3:34 John 10:36 John 5:36 John 5:37

1 John 4:10 · BSB

And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

John 3:34 · BSB

For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

John 10:36 · BSB

then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?

John 5:36 · BSB

But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

John 5:37 · BSB

And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

“the Saviour”

John 4:42 John 1:29 John 12:47 1 John 2:1 1 John 2:2 John 3:16

John 4:42 · BSB

They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

John 1:29 · BSB

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

John 12:47 · BSB

As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

1 John 2:1 · BSB

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

1 John 2:2 · BSB

He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

John 3:16 · BSB

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.

15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

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