1 John 3:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 John 3:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 John 3:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 John 3:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.”
1 John 3:16 — World English Bible
1 John 3:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”
1 John 3:16 — American Standard Version
1 John 3:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
1 John 3:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 John 3:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
1 John 3:16 — Darby Translation
1 John 3:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Hereby haue we perceiued loue, that he layde downe his life for vs: therefore we ought also to lay downe our liues for the brethren.”
1 John 3:16 — Geneva Bible
1 John 3:16 in Context — 1 John 3
14 Nosotros sabemos que hemos pasado de muerte á vida, en que amamos á los hermanos. El que no ama á su hermano, está en muerte.
15 Cualquiera que aborrece á su hermano, es homicida; y sabéis que ningún homicida tiene vida eterna permaneciente en sí.
16 En esto hemos conocido el amor, porque él puso su vida por nosotros: también nosotros debemos poner nuestras vidas por los hermanos.
17 Mas el que tuviere bienes de este mundo, y viere á su hermano tener necesidad, y le cerrare sus entrañas, ¿cómo está el amor de Dios en él?
18 Hijitos míos, no amemos de palabra ni de lengua, sino de obra y en verdad.
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What Does 1 John 3:16 Mean?
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