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1 John 3:16
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This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
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1 John 3:16 in Other Translations
KJV
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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.
ESV
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By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
NLT
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We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.
MSG
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This is how we've come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves.
CSB
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This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.
1 John 3:16 In-Context
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We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
15
Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
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This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
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If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
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Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
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1.
John 10:11
2.
John 15:13
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Philippians 2:17
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1 Thessalonians 2:8
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