1Jo 4:19 | RWP | e4.org | He first ( αυτος πρωτος ). Note πρωτος (nominative), not πρωτον , as in , . God loved us before we loved him ( ). Our love is in response to his love for us. Αγαπωμεν is indicative (we love), not subjunctive (let us love) of the same form. There is no object expressed here.

‏ 1 John 4:19

He first ( αυτος πρωτος ). Note πρωτος (nominative), not πρωτον, as in Joh 20:4, 8. God loved us

before we loved him (Joh 3:16). Our love is in response to his love for us. Αγαπωμεν is indicative (we love), not subjunctive (let us love) of the same form. There is no object expressed here.