1 John 3:16
American King James Version (AKJV)
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 brothers.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
We know the love of God in this way: because he laid down his life for us. And so, we must lay down our lives for our brothers.
Darby Bible (DBY)
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.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
This is how we know what love is: Jesus laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
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.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Webster Bible (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.
World English Bible (WEB)
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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;