New International Reader's Version

1 John 4:9-11 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

9. How did God show his love for us? He sent his one and only Son into the world. He sent him so we could receive life through him.

10. What is love? It is not that we loved God. It is that he loved us and sent his Son to give his life to pay for our sins.

11. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we should also love one another.