1 John 3:14

Love for others Eternal life Death and loss

¹² Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

¹³ So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

¹⁵ Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.

¹⁶ 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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

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.
DARBY: *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.
BLB: We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love [our] brothers. The one not loving remains in death.

ÅB: Vi vet at vi er gått over fra døden til livet, fordi vi elsker brødrene; den som ikke elsker, blir i døden.
OTB: Vi vet at vi har gått over fra døden til livet, fordi vi elsker våre brødre og søstre. Den som ikke elsker, forblir i døden.
B1930: Vi vet at vi er gått over fra døden til livet, fordi vi elsker brødrene; den som ikke elsker, blir i døden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 John 5:2
By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
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John 13:35
By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
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John 5:24
Truly, 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.
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1 John 4:20–21
If 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.
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1 Thessalonians 4:9
Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
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1 John 4:7–8
Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
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Hebrews 13:1
Continue in brotherly love.
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1 Peter 1:22
Since 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.
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