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Ἐν τούτῳ ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη, οὐχ ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠγαπήσαμεν τὸν Θεόν, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι αὐτὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἀπέστειλε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἱλασμὸν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν.
RBT Translation:
The Agape-Love is in this one, not because we agape-loved the God but rather because he, himself, agape-loved ourselves, and sent away the Son of himself, an appeasement around to the Misses of ourselves.
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.
LITV Translation:
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be a propitiation relating to our sins.

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