1 John 3:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.”

1 John 3:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 3:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 3:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.”

1 John 3:23 — World English Bible

1 John 3:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment. ”

1 John 3:23 — American Standard Version

1 John 3:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us,”

1 John 3:23 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 3:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment. ”

1 John 3:23 — Darby Translation

1 John 3:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“This is then his commandement, That we beleeue in the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another as hee gaue commandement.”

1 John 3:23 — Geneva Bible

1 John 3:23 in Context — 1 John 3

21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

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What Does 1 John 3:23 Mean?

1 John 3:23 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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