9 By this the love of God was revealed *4:9 Or among us; or in our casein us, that God has sent His only Son into the world so that we may live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the *4:10 I.e., means of reconciliation with God by atoning for sins; or sin-offeringpropitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.