“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
King James Version (KJV)
4:8 God is love - This little sentence brought St. John more sweetness, even in the time he was writing it, than the whole world can bring. God is often styled holy, righteous, wise; but not holiness, righteousness, or wisdom in the abstract, as he is said to be love; intimating that this is his darling, his reigning attribute, the attribute that sheds an amiable glory on all his other perfections.
4:12 If we love one another, God abideth in us - This is treated of, #1John 4:13 |- 16. And his love is perfected - Has its full effect. In us - This is treated of, #1John 4:17 |- 19.
1Jo 4:10 Herein is love. Love manifested. The heights of love are shown, not only in sending the Son, but sending him to be the propitiation for our sins; to become a sin offering for us, and to die for us. See PNT "1Jo 2:2".
Herein is loue, not that wee loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be þe propitiation for our sins.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
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 Version (1995)
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 (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.
- Darby 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.
- Webster's Bible
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.
- Weymouth 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.
- World English Bible
In this thing is charite, not as we hadden loued God, but for he firste louede vs, and sente hise sone foryyuenesse for oure synnes.
- Wycliffe Bible
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.
- Youngs Literal Bible