Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. New Living Translation This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. English Standard Version In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Berean Standard Bible And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Berean Literal Bible In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son as a propitiation for our sins. King James Bible Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. New King James Version In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. New American Standard Bible In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. NASB 1995 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. NASB 1977 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Legacy Standard Bible In this is love, not that we have loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Amplified Bible In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation [that is, the atoning sacrifice, and the satisfying offering] for our sins [fulfilling God’s requirement for justice against sin and placating His wrath]. Christian Standard Bible Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Holman Christian Standard Bible Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. American Standard Version Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Aramaic Bible in Plain English In this is love: it was not that we loved God, but he has loved us, and he sent us his Son, the atonement for the sake of our sins. Contemporary English Version Real love isn't our love for God, but his love for us. God sent his Son to be the sacrifice by which our sins are forgiven. Douay-Rheims Bible In this is charity: not as though we had loved God, but because he hath first loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins. English Revised Version Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the payment for our sins. Good News Translation This is what love is: it is not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven. International Standard Version This is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Literal Standard Version in this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son [as] the propitiation for our sins. Majority Standard Bible And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. New American Bible In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins. NET Bible In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. New Revised Standard Version In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. New Heart English Bible In this is love, not that we have loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Webster's Bible Translation In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Weymouth New Testament This is love indeed--we did not love God, but He loved us and sent His Son to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins. World English Bible In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Young's Literal Translation in this is the love, not that we loved God, but that He did love us, and did send His Son a propitiation for our sins. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Love Comes from God…9This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. 10 And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.… Cross References John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh." John 13:34 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. Romans 3:25 God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. Romans 5:8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! Hebrews 2:17 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people. Treasury of Scripture Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Herein. 1 John 4:8,9 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love… 1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. not. 1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us. Deuteronomy 7:7,8 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: … John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. and sent. 1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. Romans 3:25,26 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; … Jump to Previous Atoning Expiation Herein Indeed Love Offering Propitiation Sacrifice SinsJump to Next Atoning Expiation Herein Indeed Love Offering Propitiation Sacrifice Sins1 John 4 1. He warns them not to believe all who boast of the Spirit;7. and exhorts to brotherly love. Verse 10. - Let no man think that any higher manifestation of love than this can be found. It is not in any love of man to his Maker, but in his Maker's love to him, that the real nature of love can be perceived. Note the change from perfect to aorist; ἀπέσταλκεν in verse 9 expresses the permanent results of the mission; ἀπέστειλεν here states the mission as an accomplished fact complete in itself. (For ἱλασμός, see on 1 John 2:2.) Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [And] loveἀγάπη (agapē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. consists ἐστὶν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. this: τούτῳ (toutō) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. not οὐχ (ouch) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. we ἡμεῖς (hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. loved ἠγαπήκαμεν (ēgapēkamen) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. God, Θεόν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. but ἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. He αὐτὸς (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. loved ἠγάπησεν (ēgapēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. sent ἀπέστειλεν (apesteilen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Son Υἱὸν (Huion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. [as an] atoning sacrifice ἱλασμὸν (hilasmon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2434: A propitiation (of an angry god), atoning sacrifice. Atonement, i.e. an expiator. for περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. sins. ἁμαρτιῶν (hamartiōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 266: From hamartano; a sin. 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