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.”
In 4:9 John says that God showed his love by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him. This verse goes further and defines love itself by pointing to what God did.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
King James Version (KJV)
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
En esto consiste el amor: no que nosotros hayamos amado á Dios, sino que él nos amó á nosotros, y ha enviado á su Hijo en propiciación por nuestros pecados.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Eso sí es amor verdadero. No se trata de que nosotros hayamos amado a Dios, sino de que él nos amó tanto que estuvo dispuesto a enviar a su único Hijo como sacrificio expiatorio por nuestros pecados.
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