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1 John 4:10
Clementine Vulgate · Berean Standard Bible
In hoc est caritas : non quasi nos dilexerimus Deum, sed quoniam ipse prior dilexit nos, et misit Filium suum propitiationem pro peccatis nostris.
And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.