1 John 3:16

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life  for us.  We should also lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

Cross References

Ephesians 5:2

and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us,  a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

John 13:34

‘I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another.

John 3:16

For God loved   the world in this way:   He gave   his one and only   Son,   so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 5:8

But God proves  his own love for us  in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,  the firstborn from the dead  and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has set us free  from our sins by his blood,

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also suffered  for sins once for all,  the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God.  He was put to death in the flesh  , but made alive by the Spirit,

Matthew 20:28

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,   and to give his life as a ransom for many.’

Acts 20:28

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock  of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers,  to shepherd the church of God,  which he purchased with his own blood.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives,  just as Christ loved  the church and gave himself  for her

Titus 2:13

while we wait for the blessed hope,  the appearing of the glory  of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Romans 16:4

who risked their own necks for my life. Not only do I thank them, but so do all the Gentile churches.

1 John 2:6

The one who says he remains in him  should walk just as he walked.

John 10:15

just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father.   I lay down my life   for the sheep.

Philippians 2:17

But even if I am poured out  as a drink offering  on the sacrificial service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

Revelation 5:9

And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and you purchased   people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation.

1 Peter 2:24

He himself bore our sins  in his body  on the tree;  so that, having died to sins,  we might live for righteousness.  By his wounds   , you have been healed.

1 Peter 1:18

For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life  inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,

Philippians 2:30

because he came close to death for the work  of Christ, risking his life to make up what was lacking in your ministry to me.

John 10:11

‘I am the good shepherd.   The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

1 Thessalonians 2:8

We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.

1 John 2:9

The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother or sister  is in the darkness until now.

2 Corinthians 4:12

So then, death is at work in us, but life in you.