1 John 3:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”

1 John 3:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 3:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 3:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another—”

1 John 3:11 — World English Bible

1 John 3:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another: ”

1 John 3:11 — American Standard Version

1 John 3:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another,”

1 John 3:11 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 3:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another: ”

1 John 3:11 — Darby Translation

1 John 3:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For this is the message, that ye heard from the beginning, that we should loue one another,”

1 John 3:11 — Geneva Bible

1 John 3:11 in Context — 1 John 3

9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

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.

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What Does 1 John 3:11 Mean?

1 John 3:11 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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