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1 John 4:9

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9 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.
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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.

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.

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.
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