1 John 3:16

New American Bible - revised edition

The way we came to know love was that he laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

Cross References

Ephesians 5:2

and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.

John 13:34

I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.

Romans 5:8

But God proves his 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 of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God. Put to death in the flesh, he was brought to life in the spirit.

Matthew 20:28

Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” The Healing of Two Blind Men.

Acts 20:28

Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, in which you tend the church of God that he acquired with his own blood.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her

Titus 2:13

as we await the blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of the great God and of our savior Jesus Christ,

Romans 16:4

who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I am grateful but also all the churches of the Gentiles;

1 John 2:6

whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived. The New Commandment.

John 10:15

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

Philippians 2:17

But, even if I am poured out as a libation upon the sacrificial service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with all of you.

Revelation 5:9

They sang a new hymn: “Worthy are you to receive the scroll and to break open its seals, for you were slain and with your blood you purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue, people and nation.

1 Peter 2:24

He himself bore our sins in his body upon the cross, so that, free from sin, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

1 Peter 1:18

realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold

Philippians 2:30

because for the sake of the work of Christ he came close to death, risking his life to make up for those services to me that you could not perform.

John 10:11

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

1 Thessalonians 2:8

With such affection for you, we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our very selves as well, so dearly beloved had you become to us.

1 John 2:9

Whoever says he is in the light, yet hates his brother, is still in the darkness.

2 Corinthians 4:12

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