1 John 3:16
World English Bible (WEB)
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
In context
14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.
15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
16 By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?
18 My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
1 John 3:16 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.