Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

New American Standard Bible

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.

King James Version

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

International Standard Version

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love one another. The person who does not love remains spiritually dead.

A Conservative Version

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who is not loving the brother abides in death.

American Standard Version

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

Amplified

We know that we have passed out of death into Life, because we love the brothers and sisters. He who does not love remains in [spiritual] death.

An Understandable Version

[For] we [can] know that we have passed out of [the realm of spiritual] death and into [spiritual] life, because we [show] love for the brothers [and sisters]. The person who does not love [them] continues to be [spiritually] dead.

Anderson New Testament

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he that loves not his brother, abides in death.

Bible in Basic English

We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.

Common New Testament

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.

Daniel Mace New Testament

as for us, we know, that we have passed from a state of death to that of life, because we love our brethren: he that does not love his brother, is in a destructive state.

Darby Translation

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

We know that we have passed away from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who loves not his brother, abides in death.

Godbey New Testament

We know that we have passed out of the death into the life, because we love the brethren with divine love; the one loving not with divine love, abides in the death.

Goodspeed New Testament

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love is still in death.

John Wesley New Testament

We know, that we are passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

Julia Smith Translation

We know that we have passed from death to life, for we love the brethren. He not loving the brother remains in death.

King James 2000

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not his brother abides in death.

Lexham Expanded Bible

We know that we have passed over from death to life because we love the brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

Modern King James verseion

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

We know that we are translated from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother, abideth in death.

Moffatt New Testament

We know we have crossed from death to life, because we love the brotherhood; he who has no love [for his brother] remains in death.

Montgomery New Testament

We know that we have migrated, out of death into life, because we love our brothers. He who has no love is abiding in death.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love remains in death.

Noyes New Testament

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren; he that loveth not abideth in death.

Sawyer New Testament

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers; he that loves not, continues in death.

The Emphasized Bible

We, know, that we have passed over out of death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not, abideth in death.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

We know that we are passed out of [a state of] death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

Twentieth Century New Testament

We know that we have passed out of Death into Life, because we love our Brothers. The man who does not love remains in a state of Death.

Webster

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother, abideth in death.

Weymouth New Testament

As for us, we know that we have already passed out of death into Life--because we love our brother men. He who is destitute of love continues dead.

Williams New Testament

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love our brothers. Whoever does not continue to love continues still in death.

World English Bible

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.

Worrell New Testament

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not abides in death.

Worsley New Testament

since we know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he, that loveth not his brother, remaineth in death.

Youngs Literal Translation

we -- we have known that we have passed out of the death to the life, because we love the brethren; he who is not loving the brother doth remain in the death.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
We
ἡμεῖς 
hemeis 
we, us, we ourselves
Usage: 120

εἴδω 
Eido 
Usage: 519

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

μεταβαίνω 
metabaino 
Usage: 8

ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

θάνατος 
Thanatos 
Usage: 100

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

ζωή 
Zoe 
Usage: 88

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

we love
G25
ἀγαπάω 
Agapao 
Usage: 92

the brethren
G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

G25
ἀγαπάω 
Agapao 
Usage: 92

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

μένω 
meno 
Usage: 85

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 John 3:14

Images 1 John 3:14

Prayers for 1 John 3:14

Context Readings

God Is Love, So Love One Another

13 Do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.


Cross References

John 5:24

“I assure you: Anyone who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.

John 13:35

By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

1 John 5:2

This is how we know that we love God’s children when we love God and obey His commands.

Matthew 25:40

“And the King will answer them, ‘I assure you: Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

John 15:12

This is My command: Love one another as I have loved you.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

Proverbs 21:16

The man who strays from the way of wisdom
will come to rest
in the assembly of the departed spirits.

Luke 15:24

because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

Luke 15:32

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

John 15:17

This is what I command you: Love one another.

2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know that if our temporary, earthly dwelling is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Ephesians 1:15

This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

Ephesians 2:1

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins

Ephesians 2:5

made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!

Colossians 1:4

for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints

Hebrews 6:10-11

For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you showed for His name when you served the saints—and you continue to serve them.

Hebrews 13:1

Let brotherly love continue.

1 Peter 1:22

By obedience to the truth, having purified yourselves for sincere love of the brothers, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

1 Peter 3:8

Now finally, all of you should be like-minded and sympathetic, should love believers, and be compassionate and humble,

2 Peter 1:7

godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

1 John 2:3

This is how we are sure that we have come to know Him: by keeping His commands.

1 John 2:9-11

The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother is in the darkness until now.

1 John 3:23

Now this is His command: that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as He commanded us.

1 John 4:7-8

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

1 John 4:12

No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us and His love is perfected in us.

1 John 4:20-21

If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For the person who does not love his brother he has seen cannot love the God he has not seen.

1 John 5:13

I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

1 John 5:19-20

We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.

Psalm 16:3

As for the holy people who are in the land,
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.

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