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

This is how the love of God has appeared for us, by God sending his only Son into the world, so that by him we might live.

just as the Son of man has not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

For God loved the world so dearly that he gave up his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life, instead of perishing.

(just as the Father knows me and I know the Father,) and I lay down my life for the sheep.

To lay life down for his friends, man has no greater love than that.

Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you guardians; shepherd the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his own blood.

But God proves his love for us by this, that Christ died for us when we were still sinners.

and lead lives of love, just as Christ loved you and gave himself up for you to be a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

awaiting the blessed hope of the appearance of the Glory of the great God and of our Saviour Christ Jesus,

you know it was not by perishable silver or gold that you were ransomed from the futile traditions of your past,

he bore our sins in his own body on the gibbet, that we might break with sin and live for righteousness; and by his wounds you have been healed.

Christ himself died for sins, once for all, a just man for unjust men, that he might bring us near to God; in the flesh he was put to death but he came to life in the Spirit.

and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the first-born from the dead, and the prince over the kings of earth; to him who loves us and has loosed us from our sins by shedding his blood ??6 he has made us a realm of priests for his God and Father, ??to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever: Amen.

singing a new song: "Thou deservest to take the scroll and open its seals, for thou wast slain and by shedding thy blood hast ransomed for God men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation;

And we

he who says he 'remains in him' ought to live as he lived.

Beloved, if God had such love for us, we ought to love one another.

I give you a new command, to love one another ??as I have loved you, you are to love one another.

This is my command: you are to love one another as I have loved you.

who have risked their lives for me; I thank them, and not only I but all the Gentile churches as well.

Even if my life-blood has to be poured as a libation on the sacred sacrifice of faith you are offering to God, I rejoice, I congratulate you all ??18 and you in turn must rejoice and congratulate me.

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give to the man who begs from you, and turn not away from him who wants to borrow.

For I was hungry but you never fed me, I was thirsty but you never gave me drink,

This is what I command you, to love one another.

Beloved, if God had such love for us, we ought to love one another.