Love One Another

1 John 3:14

In 9 translations

BSB: We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
KJV: We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
WEB: We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.
ASV: We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.
LSV: we have known that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers; he who is not loving [his] brother remains in death.
YLT: we — we have known that we have passed out of the death to the life, because we love the brethren; he who is not loving the brother doth remain in the death.
DBY: We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [his] brother abides in death.
DRC: We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not, abideth in death.
GNV: We know that we are translated from death vnto life, because we loue the brethren: he that loueth not his brother, abideth in death.

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In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τὸν ἀδελφόν (“the brother”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

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SBLGNT: ἀγαπῶν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀγαπῶν; Robinson–Pierpont add τὸν ἀδελφόν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν ὅτι μεταβεβήκαμεν ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου εἰς τὴν ζωήν, ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τοὺς ἀδελφούς· ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν μένει ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ.
RP2018: ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν ὅτι μεταβεβήκαμεν ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου εἰς τὴν ζωήν, ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τοὺς ἀδελφούς. Ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφόν, μένει ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ.
TR-Boyd: ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν ὅτι μεταβεβήκαμεν ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου εἰς τὴν ζωήν, ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τοὺς ἀδελφούς. Ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφόν, μένει ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ.
SCR1894: ημεις οιδαμεν οτι μεταβεβηκαμεν εκ του θανατου εις την ζωην οτι αγαπωμεν τους αδελφους ο μη αγαπων τον αδελφον μενει εν τω θανατω

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Assurance Regeneration John, the First Epistle General of Death, Spiritual Hatred Brotherly Kindness; Brotherly Love Sons of God (New Testament)Sin Life, Spiritual Ethics

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

1 John 5:2By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
John 13:35By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
John 5:24Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
1 John 4:20–21If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves…
1 Thessalonians 4:9Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
1 John 4:7–8Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
John 15:12This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
Hebrews 13:1Continue in brotherly love.
Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
Colossians 1:4because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
1 John 4:12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
1 John 3:23And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
Ephesians 1:15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
1 John 5:19–20We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him…

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