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Bede, on 1John 4:9
Bede · A.D. 673–735
1John 4:9 · Douay-Rheims
“By this hath the charity of God appeared towards us, because God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live by him.”
On this verse:
“In this God's love appeared in us, etc. As the Lord himself says: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends (John XV); and thus the love of Christ for us is proven, because he died for us. The Father's love is also proven in us, because he sent his only Son to die for us. Thus also the Apostle Paul says: He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things (Rom. VIII)?”
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