Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 16 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. 17 But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?
Cross References
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal.
Romans 5:8
but God commends his love to us, in that, we being still sinners, Christ has died for us.
Philippians 2:17
But if also I am poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice in common with you all.
John 10:15
as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
John 13:34
A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John 15:12-13
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Acts 20:28
Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.
Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.
Titus 2:13
awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
1 John 2:6
He that says he abides in him ought, even as he walked, himself also so to walk.
1 John 4:9-11
Herein as to us has been manifested the love of God, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,
Matthew 20:28
as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Romans 16:4
(who for my life staked their own neck; to whom not I only am thankful, but also all the assemblies of the nations,)
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,
Philippians 2:30
because for the sake of the work he drew near even to death, venturing his life that he might fill up what lacked in your ministration toward me.
1 Peter 1:18
knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible things, as silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from your fathers,
1 Peter 2:24
who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.
1 Peter 3:18
for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in the Spirit,
Revelation 5:9
And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,