1 John 4:10

10This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

10In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the 4:10 I.e., means of reconciliation with God by atoning for sins; or sin-offeringpropitiation for our sins.

10In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

10In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation [that is, the atoning sacrifice, and the satisfying offering] for our sins [fulfilling God’s requirement for justice against sin and placating His wrath].

10And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice4:10 Or as a propitiation for our sins.

10Here is what love is. It is not that we loved God. It is that he loved us and sent his Son to give his life to pay for our sins.