1 John 3:15
13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
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.
17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
- KJV
- Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
- WEB
- Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
- ASV
- Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
- DARBY
- Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
- BLB
- Everyone hating his brother is a murderer; and you⁺ know that any murderer does not have eternal life remaining in him.
- ÅB
- Hver den som hater sin bror, er en manndraper, og dere vet at ingen manndraper har evig liv blivende i seg.
- OTB
- Enhver som hater sin bror eller søster er en morder, og dere vet at ingen morder har evig liv i seg.
- B1930
- Hver den som hater sin bror, er en manndraper, og I vet at ingen manndraper har evig liv blivende i sig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 5:21–22
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
Read in contextRevelation 21:8
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
Read in contextProverbs 26:24–26
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
Read in contextJohn 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:16–18
You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
Read in contextActs 23:14
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
Read in contextJames 4:1–2
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
Read in contextJames 1:15
Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
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