“By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.”
— WEB
1 John 3:16
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“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.”
— KJV
“Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”
— ASV
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Commentary
What true love to the brethren is, illustrated by the love of Christ to us. Hereby--Greek, "Herein." the love of God--The words "of God" are not in the original. Translate, "We arrive at the knowledge of love"; we apprehend what true love is. he--Christ. and we--on our part, if absolutely needed for the glory of God, the good of the Church, or the salvation of a brother. lives--Christ alone laid down His one life for us all; we ought to lay down our lives severally for the lives of the brethren; if not actually, at least virtually, by giving our time, care, labors, prayers, substance: Non nobis, sed omnibus. Our life ought not to be dearer to us than God's own Son was to Him. The apostles and martyrs acted on this principle.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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