1 John 4:10-12
New Living Translation
10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.
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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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