1 John 4:9-10 NIV This is how God showed his love (agapē) among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love (agapē): not that we loved (agapē) God, but that he loved (agapē) us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

-10 NIV This is how God showed his love (agapē) among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love (agapē): not that we loved (agapē) God, but that he loved (agapē) us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.