1 John

1 John 4:10

¹⁰And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice^d for our sins.

Footnotes

d 4:10 Or as a propitiation

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
love	ἀγάπη	agapē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G26 love
consists	ἐστὶν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
this	τούτῳ	toutō	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
not	οὐχ	ouch	Adverb	G3756 no, not
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
loved	ἠγαπήκαμεν	ēgapēkamen	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G25 I love
God	Θεόν	Theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
He	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
loved	ἠγάπησεν	ēgapēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G25 I love
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
sent	ἀπέστειλεν	apesteilen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Son	Υἱὸν	Huion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
atoning sacrifice	ἱλασμὸν	hilasmon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2434 a propitiation, atoning sacrifice
for	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
sins	ἁμαρτιῶν	hamartiōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G266 a sin

Cross-references

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Ephesians 2:4–5 · Romans 5:8–10 · 1 John 4:19 · 1 John 2:2 · John 15:16 · 1 John 4:8–9 · John 3:16 · 1 John 3:1 · Titus 3:3–5 · Deuteronomy 7:7–8 · 1 Peter 3:18 · 2 Corinthians 5:19–21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.