And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
Herein{G1722}{G5129} is{G2076}{(G5748)} love{G26}, not{G3754} that{G3756} we{G2249} loved{G25}{(G5656)} God{G2316}, but{G235} that{G3754} he{G846} loved{G25}{(G5656)} us{G2248}, and{G2532} sent{G649}{(G5656)} his{G846} Son{G5207} to be the propitiation{G2434} for{G4012} our{G2257} sins{G266}.
Strong's King James
In this is love (agape): not that we loved (agape) the Elohim, but rather that He loved (agape) us and sent His Son as the kapparah concerning our deviations.
The F.O.G
In this is sacrificial love: not that we truly loved Yahweh, but that He truly loved us and sent His Son for our redemption, as the pleasing sacrificial atonement for our sins.
The F.O.G Message
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.
Young's Literal Translation
