1 John 3:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 3:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τούτῳ
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐγνώκαμεν
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἀγάπην
agápē
G26
brotherly love
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἐκεῖνος
ekeînos
G1565
that one
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ψυχὴν
psychḗ
G5590
soul
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἔθηκεν
títhēmi
G5087
to place
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ὀφείλομεν
opheílō
G3784
to owe
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἀδελφῶν
adelphós
G80
brother
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ψυχὰς
psychḗ
G5590
soul
θεῖναι
títhēmi
G5087
to place
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World English Bible Public Domain
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In this we have known love, that that one laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).