1 John 3:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”
1 John 3:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 John 3:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 John 3:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.”
1 John 3:15 — World English Bible
1 John 3:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”
1 John 3:15 — American Standard Version
1 John 3:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Every one who is hating his brother--a man-killer he is, and ye have known that no man-killer hath life age-during in him remaining,”
1 John 3:15 — Young's Literal Translation
1 John 3:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. ”
1 John 3:15 — Darby Translation
1 John 3:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer hath eternall life abiding in him.”
1 John 3:15 — Geneva Bible
1 John 3:15 in Context — 1 John 3
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.
17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
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What Does 1 John 3:15 Mean?
1 John 3:15 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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