New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 John

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We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
We know to come to know, recognize, perceive V-RIA-1P H1097 ἐγνώκαμεν egnōkamen
love love, goodwill N-AFS H26 ἀγάπην agapēn
by this, this DPro-DNS H3778    
that He laid to place, lay, set V-ANA H5087 ἔθηκεν ethēken
down to place, lay, set V-ANA H5087 θεῖναι theinai
His life breath, the soul N-AFP H5590 ψυχὴν psuchēn
for us; and we ought to owe V-PIA-1P H3784 ὀφείλομεν opheilomen
to lay down to place, lay, set V-ANA H5087    
our lives breath, the soul N-AFP H5590 ψυχὰς psuchas
for the brethren. a brother N-GMP H80 ἀδελφῶν adelphōn

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New American Standard Bible 1995 We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
King James Bible We know Hereby perceive we the love by this, that He of God, because he laid down His his life for us; us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Berean Bible We know love by this, that By this we have known love, because He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.our brothers.
Hebrew Greek English We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.