1 John 3:16 - The Message16-17 This is how we’ve come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves. If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God’s love? It disappears. And you made it disappear. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176916 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition16 By this we come to know (progressively to recognize, to perceive, to understand) the [essential] love: that He laid down His [own] life for us; and we ought to lay [our] lives down for [those who are our] brothers [in Him]. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)16 Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. See the chapterCommon English Bible16 This is how we know love: Jesus laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version16 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. See the chapter |