Verse 16

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

Referenced Verses

• John 3:16 : 16 For God so loued the worlde, that he gaue his only begotten sonne, that whosoeuer beleueth in hym, shoulde not perishe, but haue euerlastyng lyfe.
• 1 John 4:9-9 : 9 In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde, that we myght lyue through hym. 10 Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes. 11 Dearely beloued, yf God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.
• John 13:34 : 34 A newe commaundement geue I vnto you, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you, that euen so ye loue one another.
• Eph 5:2 : 2 And walke ye in loue, euen as Christe hath loued vs, and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to God.
• Rev 1:5 : 5 And from Iesus Christe, which is a faythfull witnesse, and first begotten of the dead, and Lorde ouer the kynges of the earth: Unto hym that loued vs, and wasshed vs from our sinnes in his owne blood,
• Phil 2:17 : 17 Yea, and though I be offered vp vpo the offeryng and seruice of your fayth, I reioyce, and reioyce with you all.
• Rom 5:8 : 8 But God setteth out his loue towarde vs, seyng that whyle we were yet sinners, Christe dyed for vs.
• Titus 2:13 : 13 Lokyng for that blessed hope and appearyng of the glorie of the great God, and our sauiour Iesus Christe,
• Matt 20:28 : 28 Euen as the sonne of man came, not to be ministred vnto, but to minister, and to geue his lyfe a raunsome for many.
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Forasmuch as Christe hath once suffered for sinnes, the iust for the vniust to bryng vs to God, and was kylled as parteynyng to the fleshe, but was quickened in the spirite.
• 1 John 2:6 : 6 He that sayth he bydeth in him, ought to walke euen as he walked.
• Rom 16:4 : 4 (Which haue for my lyfe layde downe their owne neckes: Unto whom, not onlye I geue thankes, but also all the Churches of the gentiles)
• John 15:12-13 : 12 This is my commaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you. 13 Greater loue hath no man, then this: yt a man bestowe his life for his frendes.
• Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heede therfore vnto your selues, and to all the flocke, ouer the which the holy ghost hath made you ouerseers, to rule the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his owne blood.
• John 10:15 : 15 As the father knoweth me, euen so, knowe I also the father: And I geue my lyfe for the sheepe.
• Eph 5:25 : 25 Ye husbandes loue your wyues, euen as Christe also loued the Churche, and gaue hym selfe for it,
• Rev 5:9 : 9 And they song a newe song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the booke and to open the seales therof: for thou wast kylled, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood, out of al kinrede, and tongue, and people, and nation:
• 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 Forasmuch as ye knowe, howe that ye were not redeemed with corruptible thynges, as siluer and golde, from your vayne conuersation which ye receaued by the tradition of the fathers:
• Phil 2:30 : 30 Because, for the worke of Christe, he was nye vnto death, not regardyng his lyfe, to fulfyll your lacke of seruice towarde me.
• 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 Which his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his body on the tree, that we beyng deliuered from sinne, shoulde liue vnto ryghteousnes: By whose strypes ye were healed.