1 John 3:14

Love for others Eternal life Death and loss

¹² Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

¹³ Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

¹⁵ Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

¹⁶ 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.

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 shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
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John 5:24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
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1 John 4:20–21
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
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1 Thessalonians 4:9
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
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1 John 4:7–8
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
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Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.
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1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
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