Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins.

Εν τουτω ειναι η αγαπη, ουχι οτι ημεις ηγαπησαμεν τον Θεον, αλλ' οτι αυτος ηγαπησεν ημας και απεστειλε τον Υιον αυτου ιλασμον περι των αμαρτιων ημων.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.