1Jo 4:11 | RWP | e4.org | If God so loved us ( ε ουτως ο θεος ηγαπησεν ημας ). Condition of first class with ε and the first aorist active indicative. As in , so here ουτως emphasises the manifestation of God's love both in its manner and in its extent ( ). Ought ( οφειλομεν ). As in . Noblesse oblige . "Keep on loving," ( αγαπαιν ) as in .

‏ 1 John 4:11

If God so loved us ( ε ουτως ο θεος ηγαπησεν ημας ). Condition of first class with ε and the first aorist active indicative. As in Joh 3:16, so here ουτως emphasises the manifestation of God's love both in its manner and in its extent (Ro 8:32).

Ought ( οφειλομεν ). As in 2:6. Noblesse oblige. "Keep on loving," ( αγαπαιν ) as in 3:11.