9 God’s love was revealed among us 4:9 Or in us in this way: God sent 4:9 Mk 9:37 his one and only Son 4:9 Jn 1:14,18; 3:16,18 into the world so that we might live 4:9 Jn 10:28 through him. 10 Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that he loved us 4:10 Jn 3:16 and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice 4:10 Or the propitiation, 4:10 2Co 5:21; 1Jn 2:2 for our sins. 16 And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us.
God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.