1 John 3:16
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
In context
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
16 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
18 Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
1 John 3:16 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
- KJV King James Version
- Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
- WEB World English Bible
- By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Hereby we have known love, because he has laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down [our] lives.
- WBS Webster Bible
- By this we perceive the love of God , because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.