16 “For God so (A)loved the world, that He (B)gave His (C)only Son, so that everyone who (D)believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God (E)did not send the Son into the world (F)to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him. 18 (G)The one who believes in Him is not judged; the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of (H)the only Son of God.

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By this the love of God was revealed [a](A)in us, that (B)God has sent His only Son into the world so that we may live through Him. 10 In this is love, (C)not that we loved God, but that (D)He loved us and sent His Son to be (E)the [b]propitiation for our sins. 11 (F)Beloved, if God so loved us, (G)we also ought to love one another.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 4:9 Or among us; or in our case
  2. 1 John 4:10 I.e., means of reconciliation with God by atoning for sins; or sin-offering

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