1 John 4:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 John 4:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 4:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 4:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

1 John 4:10 — World English Bible

1 John 4:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 John 4:10 — American Standard Version

1 John 4:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“in this is the love, not that we loved God, but that He did love us, and did send His Son a propitiation for our sins.”

1 John 4:10 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 4:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Herein is love, not that we lovedGod, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins. ”

1 John 4:10 — Darby Translation

1 John 4:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Herein is that loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be a reconciliation for our sinnes.”

1 John 4:10 — Geneva Bible

1 John 4:10 in Context — 1 John 4

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

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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What Does 1 John 4:10 Mean?

1 John 4:10 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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