Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
Cross References
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Philippians 2:17
Yea, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all:
John 10:15
even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John 15:12-13
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.
Acts 20:28
Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.
Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
Titus 2:13
looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
1 John 2:6
he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.
1 John 4:9-11
Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.
Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, who is 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 from our sins by his blood;
Matthew 20:28
even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Romans 16:4
who for my life laid down their own necks; unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles:
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
Philippians 2:30
because for the work of Christ he came nigh unto death, hazarding his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.
1 Peter 1:18
knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;
1 Peter 2:24
who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.
1 Peter 3:18
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
Revelation 5:9
And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,