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10 In this is love— not that we have loved God, but that He loved us, and sent-forth His Son to be the satisfaction[a] for our sins.

We Ought To Be Loving As He Loved Us

11 Beloved, if God loved us in-this-manner[b], we also ought to be loving one another.

Love Makes the Unseen God Visible In Us, Together With Our Confession of Christ

12 No one has ever seen God; if we are loving[c] one another, God is abiding in us, and His love[d] has been perfected[e] in us.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 4:10 See 2:2.
  2. 1 John 4:11 Or, to such an extent.
  3. 1 John 4:12 That is, with the love from God (v 7) made known to us in His Son (v 9).
  4. 1 John 4:12 Or, our love for Him.
  5. 1 John 4:12 Or, brought to its goal, brought to full development.

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