^{10 Ref} Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son `to be' the propitiation for our sins.

^{10 Ref} In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice{"atoning sacrifice" is from the Greek "hilasmos," an appeasing, propitiating, or the means of appeasement or propitiation-- the sacrifice that turns away God's wrath because of our sin.} for our sins.

^{10 Ref} 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.