⁸ He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

¹⁶ And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and ^(A)he who abides in love abides in God, and God ^(B)in him.

⁴ But God, ^(A)who is rich in mercy, because of His ^(B)great love with which He loved us,

^16 (A)For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten ^(B)Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

⁸ But ^(A)God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.