1 John 4:10-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us(A) and sent His Son to be the[a] propitiation(B) for our sins. 11 Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also must love one another.(C) 12 No one has ever seen God.[b](D) If we love one another, God remains in[c] us and His love is perfected in us.
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- 1 John 4:10 Or a
- 1 John 4:12 Since God is an infinite being, no one can see Him in His absolute essential nature; Ex 33:18-23.
- 1 John 4:12 Or remains among
1 John 4:10-12
New International Version
10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us(A) and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.(B) 11 Dear friends,(C) since God so loved us,(D) we also ought to love one another.(E) 12 No one has ever seen God;(F) but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.(G)
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