Verse Comparison: 1 John 3:16

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American Standard Version
Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Amplified® Bible
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].

Darby English Version
Hereby we have known love, because *he* has laid down his life for us; and *we* ought for the brethren to lay down [our] lives.

International Standard Version
This is how we have come to know love: Christ gave his life for us. We, too, ought to give our lives for our brothers.

King James Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

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