1 John 3:16 KJV — MannaFest

1 John 3:16

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.

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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.

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;

DBT

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.

About this book

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1 John — The aged apostle writes to churches in Asia Minor facing docetic teachers who deny the incarnation. Three tests interweave through five short chapters: walk in the light, love the brethren, confess Jesus come in the flesh.

Author: The apostle John — same author as the Gospel of John and 2/3 John; early church unanimous
Date: Late 1st century, c. AD 85–95, likely written from Ephesus

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Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
1 John 4:9–11
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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The great God has given his Son to the death for us. But since this apostle has declared that the Word was God, and that he became flesh for us, I see not why we may not interpret this of God the Word. Here is the love of God himself, of him who in his own person is God, though not the Father, that he assumed a life, that he might lay it down for us!

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

), either in our ministrations and services to them ( yea, and if I be offered upon the service and sacrifice of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all --I shall congratulate your felicity, Phil. ii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

1JN 3:16JHN 3:16 1JN 4:9-10
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1JN 3:16JHN 3:16 ROM 5:8
1JN 3:16JHN 3:16 ROM 8:32
1JN 3:16JHN 3:16 JHN 3:15
1JN 3:16JHN 3:16 JHN 11:25-26
1JN 3:16ROM 5:8 JHN 15:13
1JN 3:16ROM 5:8 JHN 3:16
1JN 3:16ROM 5:8 ROM 5:6

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