Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Hereby, have we come to understand love: in that, He, for us, his life laid down; and, we, ought, for the brethren, our lives to lay down.
New American Standard Bible
We know love by this, that
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life
International Standard Version
This is how we have come to know love: the Messiah gave his life for us. We, too, ought to give our lives for our brothers.
A Conservative Version
By this we know love, because that man laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
American Standard Version
Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Amplified
By this we know [and have come to understand the depth and essence of His precious] love: that He [willingly] laid down His life for us [because He loved us]. And we ought to lay down our lives for the believers.
An Understandable Version
Here is how we can know what genuine love really is: It was [demonstrated by] Jesus laying down His life [on the cross] for us. And [because of that] we [too] should [be willing to] lay down our lives for [the sake of helping] our brothers [and sisters].
Anderson New Testament
By this we know the love of Christ, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Daniel Mace New Testament
this is the proof of the divine love, Christ expos'd his life for us: and we ought to expose our lives for the brethren.
Darby Translation
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.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
By this we have known the love of Christ, because he laid down his life for us; therefore we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Godbey New Testament
In this we know the divine love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Goodspeed New Testament
We know what love means from the fact that he laid down his life for us; so we also ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
John Wesley New Testament
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.
Julia Smith Translation
In this have we known love, for he set his soul for us: and we ought to set the souls for the brethren.
King James 2000
By this 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
We have come to know love by this: that {he} laid down his life on behalf of us, and we ought to lay down our lives on behalf of the brothers.
Modern King James verseion
By this we have known the love of God, because He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Hereby are we assured of love: because he left his life for us: And therefore we ought also to give our lives for our brethren.
Moffatt New Testament
We know what love is by this, that He laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for the brotherhood.
Montgomery New Testament
By this we learn to know love, because he laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
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.
New Heart 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.
Noyes New Testament
Herein we know love, in that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Sawyer New Testament
By this we have known love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
By this we have known the love [of Christ], because for us he laid down his own life: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Twentieth Century New Testament
We have learned to know what love is from this--that Christ laid down his life on our behalf. Therefore we also ought to lay down our lives on behalf of our Brothers.
Webster
By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Weymouth New Testament
We know what love is--through Christ's having laid down His life on our behalf; and in the same way we ought to lay down our lives for our brother men.
Williams New Testament
We know what love is from the fact that He laid down His life for us; and so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
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.
Worrell New Testament
In this we have known the love, that He laid down His soul in our behalf; and we ought to lay down our souls in behalf of the brethren.
Worsley New Testament
In this we know his love, that He laid down his life for us: and we should be ready to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
Christ » Reproves » Sacrifice of
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Manifested by his death
Christ, our example » Conformity to, required in » Love
John, beloved disciple » Facts concerning » Learned the lesson of love in the school of Christ
natural Life » Should be laid down, if necessary, for the brethren
Love of Christ » To be imitated
Love of Christ » Manifested in his » Dying for us
Sacrifice » Sacrificing yourself for others
Jesus Christ, Savior » Offered himself as a sacrifice
Vicarious suffering » Of Christ » Offered himself as a sacrifice
Topics
Interlinear
Huper
ὑπέρ
Huper
for, of, above, for sake, on behalf, more than, in stead, than, very chiefest Trans, beyond, to, over, more, exceedingly abundantly , exceedingly , very highly ,
Usage: 138
Opheilo
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 3:16
Prayers for 1 John 3:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Is Love, So Love One Another
15 Whosoever is hating his brother, is, a murderer; and ye know that, no murderer, hath life age-during, within him abiding. 16 Hereby, have we come to understand love: in that, He, for us, his life laid down; and, we, ought, for the brethren, our lives to lay down. 17 But, whoso hath this world's goods, and beholdeth his brother having, need, and shutteth up his tender affections from him, how, is, the love of God, abiding in him?
Cross References
John 3:16
For God, so loved, the world, that, his Only Begotten Son, he gave, - that, whosoever believeth on him, might not perish, but have life age-abiding.
Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his own love unto us in that - we as yet being sinners, Christ in our behalf died.
Philippians 2:17
Nay! if I am even to be poured out as a drink-offering, upon the sacrifice and public ministry of your faith, I rejoice, yea rejoice together with you all, -
John 10:15
Just as, the Father, knoweth me, and, I, know, the Father; and, my life, I lay down for the sheep.
John 13:34
A new commandment, give I unto you, - That ye be loving one another: Just as I loved you, that, ye also, be loving one another:
John 15:12-13
This, is my own commandment, That ye be loving one another, just as I loved you.
Acts 20:28
Be taking heed unto yourselves, and unto all the little flock in which the Holy Spirit hath set, you, as overseers, - to be shepherding the assembly of God which he hath acquired through means of the blood of his own.
Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love - even as, the Christ also, loved you, and delivered himself up in your behalf, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for a fragrance of sweet smell.
Titus 2:13
Prepared to welcome the happy hope and forthshining of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Christ Jesus, -
1 John 2:6
He that saith, that, in him, he abideth, ought, just as He walked, himself also, to be walking.
1 John 4:9-11
Herein, hath the love of God in us, been made manifest, that, his only-begotten Son, God sent into the world, in order that we might live through him.
Revelation 1:5
and from - Jesus Christ, - The Faithful Witness, The Firstborn of the Dead, and The Ruler of the Kings of the Earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us out of our sins with his blood, -
Matthew 20:28
Just as, the Son of Man, came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom instead of many.
Romans 16:4
Who, indeed, for my life, their own neck laid down, - unto whom - not, I only, give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the nations;
Ephesians 5:25
Ye husbands, be loving your wives, even as, the Christ also, loved the assembly, and delivered, himself, up in her behalf,
Philippians 2:30
Because, for the sake of the work of the Lord, unto death, he drew nigh, running hazard with his life, that he might fill up your lack of the public service, towards me.
1 Peter 1:18
Knowing that, Not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, have ye been redeemed from your unmeaning behaviour paternally handed down,
1 Peter 2:24
Who, our sins, himself, bare up, in his body, unto the tree, in order that we, from our sins getting away, in righteousness, might live, - by whose stripes, ye have been healed;
1 Peter 3:18
Because, Christ also, once for all, concerning sins, died, - Just in behalf of unjust, - in order that he might introduce us unto God; being put to death, indeed, in flesh, but made alive in spirit, -
Revelation 5:9
and they sing a new song, saying - Worthy, art thou, to take the scroll and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and didst redeem unto God by thy blood men out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,