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
King James Version
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.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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1 John 4:10-12
New King James Version
10 In this is love, (A)not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son (B)to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, (C)if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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12 (D)No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.
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1 John 4:10-12
English Standard Version
10 In this is love, (A)not that we have loved God (B)but that he loved us and sent his Son to be (C)the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 (D)No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and (E)his love is perfected in us.
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