1 John 3:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

We know what love is because Jesus gave his life for us. This is why we must give our lives for each other.

Cross References

Ephesians 5:2

Let love be your guide. Christ loved us and offered his life for us as a sacrifice that pleases God.

John 13:34

But I am giving you a new command. You must love each other, just as I have loved you.

John 3:16

God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die.

Romans 5:8

But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful.

Revelation 1:5

May kindness and peace be yours from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness. Jesus was the first to conquer death, and he is the ruler of all earthly kings. Christ loves us, and by his blood he set us free from our sins.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ died once for our sins. An innocent person died for those who are guilty. Christ did this to bring you to God, when his body was put to death and his spirit was made alive.

Matthew 20:28

The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.

Acts 20:28

Look after yourselves and everyone the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be like shepherds to God's church. It is the flock he bought with the blood of his own Son.

Ephesians 5:25

A husband should love his wife as much as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.

Titus 2:13

We are filled with hope, as we wait for the glorious return of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Romans 16:4

but they have even risked their lives for me. I am grateful for them and so are all the Gentile churches.

1 John 2:6

If we say we are his, we must follow the example of Christ.

John 10:15

Just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I give up my life for my sheep.

Philippians 2:17

Your faith in the Lord and your service are like a sacrifice offered to him. And my own blood may have to be poured out with the sacrifice. If this happens, I will be glad and rejoice with you.

Revelation 5:9

Then they sang a new song, “You are worthy to receive the scroll and open its seals, because you were killed. And with your own blood you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.

1 Peter 1:18

You were rescued from the useless way of life you learned from your ancestors. But you know you were not rescued by such things as silver or gold that don't last forever.

Philippians 2:30

He almost died working for Christ, and he risked his own life to do for me what you could not.

John 10:11

I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd gives up his life for his sheep.

1 Thessalonians 2:8

We cared so much for you, and you became so dear to us, that we were willing to give our lives for you when we gave you God's message.

1 John 2:9

If we claim to be in the light and hate someone, we are still in the dark.

2 Corinthians 4:12

This means that death is working in us, but life is working in you.