This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others!
1 John 3:16 GNT
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
1 John 3:16 ESV
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
1 John 3:16 BSB
This is how we've come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves.
1 John 3:16 MSG
Bible translation abbreviations
- BSB: Berean Study Bible
- ESV: English Standard Version
- GNT: Good News Translation
- MSG: The Message Bible
