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

Hereby was manifested the love of God toward us, because God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him, may not perish, but have everlasting life.

(As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father) and I lay down my life for the sheep.

No one hath greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Take heed therefore to yourselves and to the whole flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

But God recommendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God of a sweet-smelling savour.

Looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God, even our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Seeing ye know ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation delivered by tradition from your fathers,

Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we being dead to sin might live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

For Christ also once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh,

And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first begotten from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth:

And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book and to open the seals thereof; for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

And we

He that saith, he abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

A new commandment I give you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.

Who for my life, have laid down their own necks; to whom not I alone owe my thanks, but likewise all the churches of the Gentiles.

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.

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Give to him that asketh thee, and him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

For I was hungry, and ye gave me no meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

This I command you, that ye love one another.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.