Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commands: and his commands are not heavy.
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Holman Bible
For this is what love for God is: to keep His commands. Now His commands are not a burden,
International Standard Version
For this demonstrates our love for God: We keep his commandments, and his commandments are not difficult,
A Conservative Version
For this is the love of God, that we may keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
American Standard Version
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Amplified
For the [true] love of God is this: that we habitually keep His commandments and remain focused on His precepts. And His commandments and His precepts are not difficult [to obey].
An Understandable Version
For this is [real evidence of] our love for God: [It is] obeying what He commands us to do. And obeying His commands does not cause us any grief [or, unpleasantness].
Anderson New Testament
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not burdensome.
Bible in Basic English
For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.
Common New Testament
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for our love of God consists in the observation of his precepts: precepts that are far from being grievous.
Darby Translation
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome;
Godbey New Testament
For this is the divine love of God, that we may keep his commandments: and his commandments are not heavy:
Goodspeed New Testament
For loving God means obeying his commands, and his commands are not burdensome,
John Wesley New Testament
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.
King James 2000
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome,
Modern King James verseion
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous.
Moffatt New Testament
(for love to God means keeping his commands). And his commands are not irksome,
Montgomery New Testament
For love to God means obeying his commandments; and his commandments are not irksome.
NET Bible
For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,
New Heart English Bible
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.
Noyes New Testament
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not burdensome,
Sawyer New Testament
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous;
The Emphasized Bible
For, this is the love of God - that, his commandments, we be keeping, and, his commandments, are not burdensome;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For this is the love of God, that we should keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For to love God is to lay his commands to heart; and his commands are not burdensome,
Webster
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.
Weymouth New Testament
Love for God means obedience to His commands; and His commands are not irksome.
Williams New Testament
For love to God means this, to practice obedience to His commands, and His commands are not burdensome,
World English Bible
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.
Worrell New Testament
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome;
Worsley New Testament
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Youngs Literal Translation
for this is the love of God, that His commands we may keep, and His commands are not burdensome;
Themes
Commandment » The commandments of the lord
Commandments » General references to
Christian conduct » Obeying God
The law of God » Obedience to » A test of love
The law of God » Described as » Not grievous
Love to God » Should produce » Obedience to God
The bible » Commandments contained in » General references to
Topics
Interlinear
Houtos
Usage: 0
Entole
ἐντολή
Entole
Usage: 47
References
Watsons
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 5:3
Images 1 John 5:3
Prayers for 1 John 5:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Love Revealed
2 In this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commands. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commands: and his commands are not heavy. 4 For everything begotten of God conquers the world: and this is the victory having conquered the world, our faith.
Cross References
John 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commands.
2 John 1:6
And this is love, that we walk about according to his commands. This is the command, That as ye heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
Exodus 20:6
And doing kindness to thousands to them loving me and to them watching my commands.
Deuteronomy 5:10
And doing mercy to thousands for loving me and for watching my commands.
Deuteronomy 7:9
And know thou that Jehovah thy God, he is God, the faithful God, watching the covenant and the kindness to those loving him, and to those watching his commands to the thousandth generation:
Deuteronomy 10:12-13
And now, Israel, what does Jehovah thy God ask from thee but to fear Jehovah thy God, to go in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Psalm 19:7-11
The law of Jehovah is blameless, turning back the soul; the testimonies of Jehovah being faithful, making wise the simple.
Psalm 119:45
And I will go about in an enlarging: for I sought thy charges.
Psalm 119:47-48
I will delight myself in thy commands which I loved.
Psalm 119:103-104
How smooth were thy words to my palate I more than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:127-128
For this I loved thy commands above gold, and above fine gold.
Psalm 119:140
Thy word is refined greatly, and thy servant loved it
Proverbs 3:17
Her ways the ways of pleasantness, and all her beaten paths, peace.
Daniel 9:4
And I will pray to Jehovah my God, and I will confess and say, Ah, Jehovah, the great and dreadful God, watching the covenant and the mercy to those loving him, and to those watching his commands:
Micah 6:8
He announced to thee, O man, what was good; and what did Jehovah require of thee but to do judgment and to love mercy, and being humbled, to go with thy God?
Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all ye wearied and loaded, and I will cause you to rest.
Matthew 12:46-50
And he yet speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
John 14:21-24
He having my commands, and keeping them, the same is he loving me: and he loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and manifest myself to him.
John 15:10
If ye keep my commands, ye shall remain in my love; as I have kept my Father's commands, and remain in his love.
John 15:14
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatever I command you.
Romans 7:12
Therefore truly the law holy, and the command holy, and just, and good.
Romans 7:22
For I rejoice in the law of God, according to the man within:
Hebrews 8:10
For this the covenant which I will set to the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord; giving my laws into their mind, and upon their hearts will I write them: and I will be to them for God, and they shall be to me for a people:
1 John 2:3
And in this we know that we have known him, if we should keep his commands.