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."
— 1 John 3:16, World English 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. ”
“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.”
“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.”
Don't be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.
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.
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?
My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,