ESV
KJV
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.
ASV
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.
ERVEN
10. True love is God's love for us, not our love for God. He sent his Son as the way to take away our sins.
NLT
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.
WEB
10. 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.
NET
10. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
NLV
10. This is love! It is not that we loved God but that He loved us. For God sent His Son to pay for our sins with His own blood.
HCSB
10. Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
YLT
10. 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.
LITV
10. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be a propitiation relating to our sins.
RV
10. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son {cf15i to be} the propitiation for our sins.
NCV
10. This is what real love is: It is not our love for God; it is God's love for us in sending his Son to be the way to take away our sins.
MKJV
10. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation concerning our sins.
AKJV
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.
LXXEN
KJV
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.
AMP
10. In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation (the atoning sacrifice) for our sins.
KJVP
10. Herein G1722 PREP is G2076 V-PXI-3S love G26 N-NSF , not G3756 PRT-N that G3754 CONJ we G2249 P-1NP loved G25 V-AAI-1P God G2316 N-ASM , but G235 CONJ that G3754 CONJ he G846 P-NSM loved G25 V-AAI-3S us G2248 P-1AP , and G2532 CONJ sent G649 V-AAI-3S his G3588 T-ASM Son G5207 N-ASM [ to ] [ be ] the propitiation G2434 N-ASM for G4012 PREP our G3588 T-GPF sins G266 N-GPF .
YLT
10. 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.
ASV
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.
WEB
10. 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.
NASB
10. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
ESV
10. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
RV
10. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son {cf15i to be} the propitiation for our sins.
RSV
10. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.
NKJV
10. 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.
MKJV
10. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation concerning our sins.
AKJV
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.
NRSV
10. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
NIV
10. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
NIRV
10. What is love? 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.
NLT
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.
MSG
10. This is the kind of love we are talking about--not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they've done to our relationship with God.
GNB
10. This is what love is: it is not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven.
NET
10. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
ERVEN
10. True love is God's love for us, not our love for God. He sent his Son as the way to take away our sins.