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 the way God's love for us has been shown, namely, God has sent His only Son into the world that we through Him might have life.

just as the Son of Man has come, not to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom price to set many free."

"For God loved the world so much that He gave His Only Son, so that anyone who trusts in Him may never perish but have eternal life.

just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I am giving my own life for my sheep.

No one can show greater love than this, the giving of his life for his friends.

Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, so as to continue to be shepherds of the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.

But God proves His love for us by the fact that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.

and practice living in love, just as Christ loved you too and gave Himself for you as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

while we are waiting for the realization of our blessed hope at the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Christ Jesus,

because you know that you have not been ransomed with things that perish as silver or gold, from the futile way of living taught by your fathers,

He bore our sins in His own body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to uprightness. By His wounds you have been healed,

For Christ Himself, once for all, died for our sins, the Innocent for the guilty to bring us to God, being put to death in physical form but made alive in the Spirit,

and from Jesus Christ the trustworthy witness, the First-born of the dead, and the Sovereign of the kings of the earth. To Him who ever loves us and once for all released us from our sins by His blood,

Then they sang a new song: "You deserve to take the book and break its seals, because you have been slaughtered, and with your blood have bought men from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation,

And we

Whoever claims, "I am always in union with Him," ought to live as He lived.

Dearly beloved, if God has loved us so, we ought to love one another too.

I give you a new command, to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you too must love one another.

This is my command to you, to keep on loving one another as I have loved you.

who once risked their very necks for my life. I am so thankful to them; not only I but also all the churches among the heathen thank them.

Yes, even if I am pouring out my life as a libation on the sacrifice and service your faith is rendering, I am glad to do so and congratulate you upon it;

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If anyone, whoever he may be, keeps on begging you, give to him; if anyone wants to borrow from you, do not turn him away.

For when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat, when I was thirsty you gave me nothing to drink,

"What I command you to do is, to keep on loving one another.

Dearly beloved, if God has loved us so, we ought to love one another too.