1 John 4:10

Herein is loue, not that wee loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be þ^e propitiation for our sins.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son {to be} the propitiation for our sins.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son `to be' the propitiation for our sins.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins.
- Basic English Bible

And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.
- Darby Bible

In this is charity: not as though we had loved God, but because he hath first loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
- English Revised Version

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for 1 John 4:10

4:8 God is love - This little sentence brought St. John more sweetness, even in the time he was writing it, than the whole world can bring. God is often styled holy, righteous, wise; but not holiness, righteousness, or wisdom in the abstract, as he is said to be love; intimating that this is his darling, his reigning attribute, the attribute that sheds an amiable glory on all his other perfections.

4:12 If we love one another, God abideth in us - This is treated of, #1John 4:13 |- 16. And his love is perfected - Has its full effect. In us - This is treated of, #1John 4:17 |- 19.