Romans 5:8 (NLT)
8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
1 John 4:10 (NLT)
10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
1 Corinthians 13:7 (NIV)
7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Romans 8:24 (NIV)
24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has?