1John.4.10

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1John.4.10

This is the kind of love we are talking about--not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they've done to our relationship with God.

1John.4.10

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

1John.4.10

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.