^{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.

^{11 Ref} Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

^{12 Ref} No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:

^{13 Ref} hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

^{14 Ref} And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son `to be' the Saviour of the world.

^{15 Ref} Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

^{16 Ref} And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.

^{17 Ref} Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

^{18 Ref} There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

^{19 Ref} We love, because he first loved us.