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A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; "in, " at, on, by, etc.">1722</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="reftrans">16   </span><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/en_1722.htm" title="En: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; "in, " at, on, by, etc.">En</a></span><br><span class="refmain">16   </span><span class="greek">Ἐν</span><br><span class="refbot">16   </span><span class="eng">By</span><br><span class="reftop2">16   </span><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it. ">3778</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/touto__3778.htm" title="toutō: This; he, she, it. ">toutō</a></span><br><span class="greek">τούτῳ</span><br><span class="eng">this</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular">DPro-DNS</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to "know" in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">1097</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/egno_kamen_1097.htm" title="egnōkamen: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to "know" in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">egnōkamen</a></span><br><span class="greek">ἐγνώκαμεν</span><br><span class="eng">we have known</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural">V-RIA-1P</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/te_n_3588.htm" title="tēn: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">tēn</a></span><br><span class="greek">τὴν</span><br><span class="eng"> - </span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Feminine Singular">Art-AFS</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/26.htm" title="Strong's Greek 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">26</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/agape_n_26.htm" title="agapēn: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">agapēn</a></span><br><span class="greek">ἀγάπην</span><span class="punct">  ,</span><br><span class="eng">love</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">3754</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/hoti_3754.htm" title="hoti: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">hoti</a></span><br><span class="greek">ὅτι</span><br><span class="eng">because</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">1565</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ekeinos_1565.htm" title="ekeinos: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">ekeinos</a></span><br><span class="greek">ἐκεῖνος</span><br><span class="eng">He</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular">DPro-NMS</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/5228.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. ">5228</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_5228.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/hyper_5228.htm" title="hyper: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. ">hyper</a></span><br><span class="greek">ὑπὲρ</span><br><span class="eng">for</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">1473</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/he_mo_n_1473.htm" title="hēmōn: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">hēmōn</a></span><br><span class="greek">ἡμῶν</span><br><span class="eng">us</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural">PPro-G1P</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/te_n_3588.htm" title="tēn: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">tēn</a></span><br><span class="greek">τὴν</span><br><span class="eng">the</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Feminine Singular">Art-AFS</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/5590.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.">5590</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_5590.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/psyche_n_5590.htm" title="psychēn: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.">psychēn</a></span><br><span class="greek">ψυχὴν</span><br><span class="eng">life</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/autou_846.htm" title="autou: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">autou</a></span><br><span class="greek">αὐτοῦ</span><br><span class="eng">of Him</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular">PPro-GM3S</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/5087.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5087: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.">5087</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_5087.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ethe_ken_5087.htm" title="ethēken: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.">ethēken</a></span><br><span class="greek">ἔθηκεν</span><span class="punct">  ;</span><br><span class="eng">laid down</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. ">2532</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kai_2532.htm" title="kai: And, even, also, namely. ">kai</a></span><br><span class="greek">καὶ</span><br><span class="eng">and</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">1473</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/he_meis_1473.htm" title="hēmeis: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">hēmeis</a></span><br><span class="greek">ἡμεῖς</span><br><span class="eng">we</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural">PPro-N1P</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/3784.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3784: Or, its prolonged form opheileo probably from the base of ophelos; to owe; figuratively, to be under obligation; morally, to fail in duty.">3784</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_3784.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/opheilomen_3784.htm" title="opheilomen: Or, its prolonged form opheileo probably from the base of ophelos; to owe; figuratively, to be under obligation; morally, to fail in duty.">opheilomen</a></span><br><span class="greek">ὀφείλομεν</span><br><span class="eng">ought</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural">V-PIA-1P</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/5228.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. ">5228</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_5228.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/hyper_5228.htm" title="hyper: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. ">hyper</a></span><br><span class="greek">ὑπὲρ</span><br><span class="eng">for</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/to_n_3588.htm" title="tōn: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">tōn</a></span><br><span class="greek">τῶν</span><br><span class="eng">[our]</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Masculine Plural">Art-GMP</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/80.htm" title="Strong's Greek 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">80</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/adelpho_n_80.htm" title="adelphōn: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">adelphōn</a></span><br><span class="greek">ἀδελφῶν</span><span class="punct">  ,</span><br><span class="eng">brothers</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural">N-GMP</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/tas_3588.htm" title="tas: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">tas</a></span><br><span class="greek">τὰς</span><br><span class="eng">[our]</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Feminine Plural">Art-AFP</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/5590.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.">5590</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_5590.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/psychas_5590.htm" title="psychas: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.">psychas</a></span><br><span class="greek">ψυχὰς</span><br><span class="eng">lives</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/5087.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5087: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.">5087</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_5087.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/theinai_5087.htm" title="theinai: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.">theinai</a></span><br><span class="greek">θεῖναι</span><span class="punct">  .</span><br><span class="eng">to lay down</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active">V-ANA</a></span></td></tr></table><iframe src="/intframe4nt.htm" width="100%" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/1_john/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5129.htm" title="οὗτος rd -dsn- 5129">This</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1097.htm" title="γινώσκω v- 1-p--xai 1097"> is how we have come to know</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/26.htm" title="ἀγάπη n- -asf- 26"> love</a>: <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1565.htm" title="ἐκεῖνος rd -nsm- 1565">He</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5087.htm" title="τίθημι v- 3-s--aai 5087"> laid down</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> His</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5590.htm" title="ψυχή n- -asf- 5590"> life</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5228.htm" title="ὑπέρ p- 5228"> for</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2257.htm" title="ἐγώ rp -gp-- 2257"> us</a>. <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2249.htm" title="ἐγώ rp -np-- 2249"> We</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/3784.htm" title="ὀφείλω v- 1-p--pai 3784"> should</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> also</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5087.htm" title="τίθημι v- -----aan 5087"> lay down</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5590.htm" title="ψυχή n- -apf- 5590"> our lives</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5228.htm" title="ὑπέρ p- 5228"> for</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/80.htm" title="ἀδελφός n- -gpm- 80"> our brothers</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/1_john/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1097.htm" title="1097. ginosko (ghin-oce'-ko) -- to come to know, recognize, perceive">We know</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/26.htm" title="26. agape (ag-ah'-pay) -- love, goodwill">love</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/3778.htm" title="3778. houtos (hoo'-tos) -- this">by this,</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5087.htm" title="5087. tithemi (tith'-ay-mee) -- to place, lay, set">that He laid</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5087.htm" title="5087. tithemi (tith'-ay-mee) -- to place, lay, set">down</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5590.htm" title="5590. psuche (psoo-khay') -- breath, the soul">His life</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/3784.htm" title="3784. opheilo (of-i'-lo) -- to owe">for us; and we ought</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5087.htm" title="5087. tithemi (tith'-ay-mee) -- to place, lay, set">to lay down</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5590.htm" title="5590. psuche (psoo-khay') -- breath, the soul">our lives</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/80.htm" title="80. adephos (ad-el-fos') -- a brother">for the brethren.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/1_john/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1722.htm" title="1722. en (en) -- in, on, at, by, with">Hereby</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1097.htm" title="1097. ginosko (ghin-oce'-ko) -- to come to know, recognize, perceive">perceive we</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/26.htm" title="26. agape (ag-ah'-pay) -- love, goodwill">the love</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/3754.htm" title="3754. hoti (hot'-ee) -- that, because">[of God], because</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1565.htm" title="1565. ekeinos (ek-i'-nos) -- that one (or neut. that thing), often intensified by the art. preceding">he</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5087.htm" title="5087. tithemi (tith'-ay-mee) -- to place, lay, set">laid down</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/846.htm" title="846. autos (ow-tos') -- (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. pron.) (3) the same">his</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5590.htm" title="5590. psuche (psoo-khay') -- breath, the soul">life</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5228.htm" title="5228. huper (hoop-er') -- over, beyond, fig. on behalf of, for the sake of, concerning">for</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2257.htm" title="2257. hemon (hay-mone') -- our company, us, we. ">us:</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2532.htm" title="2532. kai (kahee) -- and, even, also">and</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2249.htm" title="2249. hemeis (hay-mice') -- us, we ourselves. ">we</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/3784.htm" title="3784. opheilo (of-i'-lo) -- to owe">ought</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5087.htm" title="5087. tithemi (tith'-ay-mee) -- to place, lay, set">to lay down</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5590.htm" title="5590. psuche (psoo-khay') -- breath, the soul">[our] lives</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5228.htm" title="5228. huper (hoop-er') -- over, beyond, fig. on behalf of, for the sake of, concerning">for</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/80.htm" title="80. adephos (ad-el-fos') -- a brother">the brethren.</a> </span><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_john/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is how we have come to know love: the Messiah gave his life for us. We, too, ought to give our lives for our brothers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_john/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_john/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16</a> • <a href="/niv/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16 KJV</a> • <a href="//biblecommenter.com/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16 Commentaries</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/interlinear/">Interlinear Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_john/3-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 John 3:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 John 3:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_john/3-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 John 3:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 John 3:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>