Verse 16

This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Her kjenner vi Guds kjærlighet: fordi han ga sitt liv for oss; og vi skylder å gi våre liv for brødrene.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Her har vi lært hva kjærlighet er: at han ga sitt liv for oss. Derfor skylder også vi å gi våre liv for brødrene.

• Norsk King James

  Dermed forstår vi Guds kjærlighet, fordi han ga sitt liv for oss; og vi bør også gi våre liv for brødrene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  På dette har vi lært kjærligheten å kjenne, at han ga sitt liv for oss. Også vi er forpliktet til å gi våre liv for brødrene.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  På dette har vi lært kjærligheten å kjenne, at han ga sitt liv for oss. Og vi bør gi våre liv for brødrene.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  På dette har vi lært kjærligheten å kjenne, at han ga sitt liv for oss; og vi bør gi våre liv for brødrene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Her kjenner vi Guds kjærlighet, fordi han ga sitt liv for oss: og vi bør gi våre liv for brødrene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derved ser vi Guds kjærlighet, for Han la ned sitt liv for oss, og vi bør gi vårt liv for våre brødre.

• gpt4.5-preview

  På dette kjenner vi kjærligheten, at han ga sitt liv for oss. Også vi skylder å gi våre liv for brødrene.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  På dette kjenner vi kjærligheten, at han ga sitt liv for oss. Også vi skylder å gi våre liv for brødrene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  På dette kjenner vi kjærligheten, at han la sitt liv ned for oss. Også vi bør legge ned våre liv for brødrene.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  På dette har vi lært kjærligheten å kjenne, at han ga sitt liv for oss, og vi skylder å gi vårt liv for brødrene.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derpaa have vi kjendt Kjærligheden, at han haver sat sit Liv til for os; ogsaa vi ere skyldige at sætte Livet til for Brødrene.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  På dette vet vi hva kjærlighet er, fordi han ga sitt liv for oss. Så også vi bør gi våre liv for brødrene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  På dette kjenner vi kjærligheten, fordi han ga sitt liv for oss. Vi bør også gi våre liv for brødrene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ved dette har vi lært kjærligheten å kjenne, at han la ned sitt liv for oss. Så er vi skyldige til å legge ned våre liv for brødrene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  På dette kjenner vi kjærligheten, at han gav sitt liv for oss; og vi skylder å gi våre liv for brødrene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  På dette viset kjenner vi kjærlighet, at han ga sitt liv for oss; og vi bør også gi våre liv for brødrene.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Herby perceave we love: that he gave his lyfe for vs: and therfore ought we also to geve oure lyves for the brethre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Hereby haue we perceaued loue, that he gaue his life for vs, and therfore ought we also to geue oure lyues for the brethre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Hereby haue we perceiued loue, that he layde downe his life for vs: therefore we ought also to lay downe our liues for the brethren.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Hereby perceaue we loue, because he layde downe his lyfe for vs, & we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.

• World English Bible (2000)

  By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

Referenced Verses

• John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
• 1 John 4:9-9 : 9 By this, the love of God was revealed among us: that God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
• John 13:34 : 34 'I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another.'
• Eph 5:2 : 2 And walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself for us, a sacrificial offering to God, a pleasing aroma.
• Rev 1:5 : 5 And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood,
• Phil 2:17 : 17 But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
• Rom 5:8 : 8 But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
• Titus 2:13 : 13 while we await the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
• Matt 20:28 : 28 Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the Spirit.
• 1 John 2:6 : 6 Whoever says they abide in Him must also walk as He walked.
• Rom 16:4 : 4 They risked their lives for me, and not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are thankful to them.
• John 15:12-13 : 12 This is my commandment: Love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
• Acts 20:28 : 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
• John 10:15 : 15 Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, I lay down my life for the sheep.
• Eph 5:25 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
• Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain, and with your blood, you purchased for God people from every tribe, language, people, and nation."
• 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
• Phil 2:30 : 30 because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for what was lacking in your service to me.
• 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. By His wounds, you have been healed.