Verse List for 1 YHN 3:16

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OET (OET-RV) We know about real love because we saw that Yeshua gave up his life for us, and we should give up our lives for our fellow believers.

OET-LV By this we _have _known the love, because that one laid the life of _him for us, and we ought to _lay our lives for our brothers.

ULT In this we have known love, that that one laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

UST Jesus taught us how to truly love each other when he willingly died for us. For our part, we should also be willing to do anything for our fellow believers, even die for them.

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.

MSB By this we know what love [is]:[fn] [Jesus] laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down [our] lives for [our] brothers.

BLB By this we have known love, because He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

AICNT In this we have come to know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we also ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

OEB This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. So we should lay down our own lives for each other.

WEBBE & 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.

NET 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.

LSV in this we have known love, because He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brothers;

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.

TCNT By this we know [fn]love, that he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

T4T The way that we now know how to truly love our fellow believers is by remembering that Christ ◄voluntarily died/gave his life► for us. So, when our fellow believers need something, we should be willing to help them. We should even be willing to die for them.

LEB We have come to know love by this: that _⌊he_⌋[fn] laid down his life on behalf of us, and we ought to lay down our lives on behalf of the brothers.

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.

Moff 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.

Wymth 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.

ASV Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

DRA 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.

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;

Drby 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.

RV Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
(Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren/brothers.)

SLT In this have we known love, for he set his soul for us: and we ought to set the souls for the brethren.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(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/brothers.)

KJB-1611 Hereby perceiue wee the loue of God, because he layd downe his life for vs, and wee ought to lay downe our liues for the brethren.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Hereby perceaue we loue, because he layde downe his lyfe for vs, & we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren.
(Hereby perceive we love, because he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren/brothers.)

Gnva Hereby haue we perceiued loue, that he layde downe his life for vs: therefore we ought also to lay downe our liues for the brethren.
(Hereby have we perceived love, that he laid down his life for us: therefore we ought also to lay down our lives for the brethren/brothers.)

Cvdl Hereby haue we perceaued loue, that he gaue his life for vs, and therfore ought we also to geue oure lyues for the brethre.
(Hereby have we perceived love, that he gave his life for us, and therefore ought we also to give our lives for the brethre.)

TNT Herby perceave we love: that he gave his lyfe for vs: and therfore ought we also to geve oure lyves for the brethren.
(Herby perceive we love: that he gave his life for us: and therefore ought we also to give our lyves for the brethren/brothers.)

Wycl In this thing we han knowe the charite of God, for he puttide his lijf for vs, and we owen to putte oure lyues for oure britheren.
(In this thing we have know the charity of God, for he put his life for us, and we owen to put our lives for our brethren/brothers.)

Luth Daran haben wir erkannt die Liebe, daß er sein Leben für uns gelassen hat; und wir sollen auch das Leben für die Brüder lassen.
(Daran have we/us recognised the love(n), that he be life for/in_favour_of us/to_us/ourselves calm/calmly has; and we/us should also the life for/in_favour_of the brothers let.)

ClVg In hoc cognovimus caritatem Dei, quoniam ille animam suam pro nobis posuit: et nos debemus pro fratribus animas ponere.[fn]
(In this we_knew charity of_God, since/because he/that_one the_soul his_own for us put: and us we_must for brothers souls to_put.)

SR-GNT Ἐν τούτῳ ἐγνώκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην, ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἔθηκεν· καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν, τὰς ψυχὰς θεῖναι. ‡

UGNT ἐν τούτῳ ἐγνώκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην, ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἔθηκεν; καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν, τὰς ψυχὰς θεῖναι.

SBL-GNT ἐν τούτῳ ἐγνώκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην, ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἔθηκεν· καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν τὰς ψυχὰς ⸀θεῖναι.

RP-GNT Ἐν τούτῳ ἐγνώκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην, ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἔθηκεν· καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν τὰς ψυχὰς τιθέναι.

TC-GNT Ἐν τούτῳ ἐγνώκαμεν τὴν [fn]ἀγάπην, ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἔθηκε· καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν τὰς ψυχὰς [fn]τιθέναι.

Verse List for 1 YHN 3:16

Verse List for 1 YHN 3:16