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In this is love

"God showed us what real love is"

he sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins

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)