1 John 3:16

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Summary

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.

Perceive

And we

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Perceive

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.

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.

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.

Just as, the Father, knoweth me, and, I, know, the Father; and, my life, I lay down for the sheep.

Greater love than this, hath, no one, That, his life, one should lay down in behalf of his friends.

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.

But God commendeth his own love unto us in that - we as yet being sinners, Christ in our behalf died.

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.

Prepared to welcome the happy hope and forthshining of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Christ Jesus, -

Knowing that, Not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, have ye been redeemed from your unmeaning behaviour paternally handed down,

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;

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, -

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, -

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,

And we

He that saith, that, in him, he abideth, ought, just as He walked, himself also, to be walking.

Beloved! If, in this way, God, loved us, we also, ought to love, one another.

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:

This, is my own commandment, That ye be loving one another, just as I loved you.

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;

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, -

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and thou shalt remember that a servant, thou wast in the land of Egypt, and that Yahweh thy God, redeemed thee, - for this cause, am I commanding thee this thing, to-day.

Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!

To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.

For I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat, and I was thirsty, and ye gave me not to drink,

These things, I command you, That ye be loving one another.

Beloved! If, in this way, God, loved us, we also, ought to love, one another.