NET Bible
"We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians."
— 1 John 3:16, NET Bible
“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.”
“Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. ”
“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 this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”
“In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.”
“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.”
Therefore do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.
We know that we have crossed over from death to life because we love our fellow Christians. The one who does not love remains in death.
Everyone who hates his fellow Christian is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.
But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.
And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will convince our conscience in his presence,