rwp 1John:4:19
rwp@1John:4:19 @{He first} (\autos prtos\). Note \prtos\ (nominative), not \prton\, as in strkjv@John:20:4,8|. God loved us {before} we loved him (John:3:16|). Our love is in response to his love for us. \Agapmen\ is indicative (we love), not subjunctive (let us love) of the same form. There is no object expressed here.