^{9 Ref} By this was God's love revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

^{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.

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

^{12 Ref} No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.

^{9 Ref} In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son -- the only begotten -- hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;

^{10 Ref} 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.

^{11 Ref} Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love;

^{12 Ref} God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us;