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# Because of this ... among us, that God has sent his only Son
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"Because of this ... among us: God has sent his only Son." The phrase "Because of this" refers to the phrase "that God has sent his only Son."
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# the love of God was revealed among us
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The noun "love" can be translated as a verb. This phrase can be made active. AT: "God showed that he loves us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# so that we would live because of him
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"to enable us to live eternally because of what Jesus did"
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# In this is love
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"God showed us what real love is"
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# he sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins
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Here "propitiation" refers to Jesus' death on the cross appeasing God's wrath against sin. The word can be translated with a verbal phrase. AT: "he sent his Son to be the sacrifice that appeased his wrath against our sins" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])