1 John 4:10-12 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.

BSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁰ 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. ¹¹ Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. ¹² No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.