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1 John 4:9
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KJ21
In this was manifested the love of God toward us: that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
ASV
Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.
AMP
By this the love of God was displayed in us, in that God has sent His [One and] only begotten Son [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind] into the world so that we might live through Him.
AMPC
In this the love of God was made manifest (displayed) where we are concerned: in that God sent His Son, the only begotten or unique [Son], into the world so that we might live through Him.
BRG
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
CSB
God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
CSBA
God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
CEB
This is how the love of God is revealed to us: God has sent his only Son into the world so that we can live through him.
CJB
Here is how God showed his love among us: God sent his only Son into the world, so that through him we might have life.
CEV
God showed his love for us when he sent his only Son into the world to give us life.
DARBY
Herein as to us has been manifested the love of God, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
DLNT
By this God’s love was made-known among us: that God has sent-forth His only-born Son into the world in order that we might live through Him.
DRA
By this hath the charity of God appeared towards us, because God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live by him.
ERV
This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his only Son into the world to give us life through him.
EASY
This is how God showed that he loves us: He sent his only Son to come and live in the world. He did that so that we could have true life with God because of his Son.
EHV
This is how God’s love for us was revealed: God has sent his only-begotten Son into the world so that we may live through him.
ESV
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
ESVUK
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
EXB
This is how God ·showed [revealed] his love to us: He sent his one and only Son into the world so that we could have life through him.
GNV
Herein was that love of God made manifest amongst us, because God sent that his only begotten Son into this world, that we might live through him.
GW
God has shown us his love by sending his only Son into the world so that we could have life through him.
GNT
And God showed his love for us by sending his only Son into the world, so that we might have life through him.
HCSB
God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent His One and Only Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
ICB
This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his only Son into the world to give us life through him.
ISV
This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent his uniquely existing Son into the world so that we might live through him.
PHILLIPS
To us, the greatest demonstration of God’s love for us has been his sending his only Son into the world to give us life through him. We see real love, not in that fact that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to make personal atonement for our sins.
JUB
In this was the charity of God demonstrated in us, in that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
KJV
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
AKJV
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
LSB
By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
LEB
By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God sent his one and only Son into the world in order that we may live through him.
TLB
God showed how much he loved us by sending his only Son into this wicked world to bring to us eternal life through his death.
MSG
My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God.
MEV
In this way the love of God was revealed to us, that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
MOUNCE
By this the love of God is revealed to us: that God has sent · his one and only Son · · into the world so that we might live through him.
NOG
God has shown us his love by sending his only Son into the world so that we could have life through him.
NABRE
In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.
NASB
By this the love of God was revealed in us, that God has sent His only Son into the world so that we may live through Him.
NASB1995
By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
NCB
God’s love was revealed to us in this way: God sent his only-begotten Son into the world so that we might have life through him.
NCV
This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his one and only Son into the world so that we could have life through him.
NET
By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him.
NIRV
Here is how God showed his love among us. He sent his one and only Son into the world. He sent him so we could receive life through him.
NIV
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
NIVUK
This is how God showed his love among us: he sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
NKJV
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
NLV
God has shown His love to us by sending His only Son into the world. God did this so we might have life through Christ.
NLT
God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.
NMB
In this did the love of God for us appear: that God sent his only begotten Son into the world so that we may live through him.
NRSVA
God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
NRSVACE
God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
NRSVCE
God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
NRSVUE
God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
NTFE
This is how God’s love has appeared among us: God sent his only son into the world, so that we should live through him.
OJB
By this was made hisgalus of the ahavah of Hashem among us, because Hashem has sent His Ben Yechid into the Olam Hazeh that we may live through Him. [Yn 3:16]
RGT
In this was that love of God revealed amongst us: because God sent His only begotten Son into this world, so that we might live through Him.
RSV
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
RSVCE
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
TLV
The love of God was revealed among us by this—that God sent His one and only Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
VOICE
Because of this, the love of God is a reality among us: God sent His only Son into the world so that we could find true life through Him.
WEB
By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him.
WE
This is how God showed his love for us. He sent his only Son into the world to give us life.
WYC
In this thing the charity of God appeared in us, for God sent his one begotten Son into the world, that we live by him.
YLT
In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son -- the only begotten -- hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;
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