1 John 3:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This is how we know what real love is: Jesus gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for each other as brothers and sisters.

Cross References

Ephesians 5:2

Live a life of love. Love others just as Christ loved us. He gave himself for us—a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.

John 13:34

“I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other just as I loved you.

John 3:16

Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life.

Romans 5:8

But Christ died for us while we were still sinners, and by this God showed how much he loves us.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ. Jesus is the faithful witness. He is first among all who will be raised from death. He is the ruler of the kings of the earth. Jesus is the one who loves us and has made us free from our sins with his blood sacrifice.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ himself suffered when he died for you, and with that one death he paid for your sins. He was not guilty, but he died for people who are guilty. He did this to bring all of you to God. In his physical form he was killed, but he was made alive by the Spirit.

Matthew 20:28

Do as I did: The Son of Man did not come for people to serve him. He came to serve others and to give his life to save many people.”

Acts 20:28

Be careful for yourselves and for all the people God has given you. The Holy Spirit gave you the work of caring for this flock. You must be shepherds to the church of God, the people he bought with his own blood.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives the same as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.

Titus 2:13

We should live like that while we are waiting for the coming of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. He is our great hope, and he will come with glory.

Romans 16:4

They risked their own lives to save mine. I am thankful to them, and all the non-Jewish churches are thankful to them.

1 John 2:6

If we say we live in God, we must live the way Jesus lived.

Philippians 2:17

Your faith makes you give your lives as a sacrifice in serving God. Maybe I will have to offer my own life with your sacrifice. But if that happens, I will be glad, and I will share my joy with all of you.

Revelation 5:9

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

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you were healed.

1 Peter 1:18

You know that in the past the way you were living was useless. It was a way of life you learned from those who lived before you. But you were saved from that way of living. You were bought, but not with things that ruin like gold or silver.

Philippians 2:30

He should be honored because he almost died for the work of Christ. He put his life in danger so that he could help me. This was help that you could not give me.

John 10:11

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

1 Thessalonians 2:8

We loved you very much, so we were happy to share God’s Good News with you. But not only that—we were also happy to share even our own lives with you.

1 John 2:9

Someone might say, “I am in the light,” but if they hate any of their brothers or sisters in God’s family, they are still in the darkness.

2 Corinthians 4:12

So death is working in us, but the result is that life is working in you.