We love him, because he first loved us.

Ἡμεῖς ἀγαπῶμεν, ὅτι αὐτὸς πρῶτος ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς.

1st John 4:19

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Loving God God's love

Source

1st John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

95 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 4:19).

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Source
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Medium
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Time
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 7:15).

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Socrates

Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laërtius

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Author

Diogenes Laërtius
Source
Socrates The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Genre
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Language
Greek
Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laertius. c. 240 AD, bk. 2, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in The Lives of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius, translated by Pamela Mensch, edited by James Miller. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 2, ch. 5.