Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many.
1 John 3:16 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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]. American Standard Version (1901) Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. Common English Bible 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. English Standard Version 2016 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. |
Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many.
As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep.
A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting.
Take heed to yourselves, and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
(Who have for my life laid down their own necks: to whom not I only give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles,)
But God commendeth his charity towards us; because when as yet we were sinners, according to the time,
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it:
Yea, and if I be made a victim upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and congratulate with you all.
Because for the work of Christ he came to the point of death: delivering his life, that he might fulfil that which on your part was wanting towards my service.
So desirous of you, we would gladly impart unto you not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls: because you were become most dear unto us.
Looking for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ,
Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things as gold or silver, from your vain conversation of the tradition of your fathers:
Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed.
Because Christ also died once for our sins, the just for the unjust: that he might offer us to God, being put to death indeed in the flesh, but enlivened in the spirit,
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth, who hath loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation.