1 John 3:14 — Bible Verse (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.”

1 John 3:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 3:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 3:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

1 John 3:14 — World English Bible

1 John 3:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death. ”

1 John 3:14 — American Standard Version

1 John 3:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“we--we have known that we have passed out of the death to the life, because we love the brethren; he who is not loving the brother doth remain in the death.”

1 John 3:14 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 3:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

1 John 3:14 — Darby Translation

1 John 3:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“We know that we are translated from death vnto life, because we loue the brethren: he that loueth not his brother, abideth in death.”

1 John 3:14 — Geneva Bible

1 John 3:14 in Context — 1 John 3

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.

14 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.

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What Does 1 John 3:14 Mean?

1 John 3:14 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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