1 John 3:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Everyone who hates their brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Whoever hates his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Whosoever{G3956} hateth{G3404} his{G846} brother{G80} is{G2076} a{G3956} murderer:{G443} and{G2532} ye know{G1492} that{G3754} no{G3756} murderer{G443} hath{G2192} eternal{G166} life{G2222} abiding{G3306} in{G1722} him.{G846}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Whosoever{G3956} hateth{G3404}{(G5723)} his{G846} brother{G80} is{G2076}{(G5748)} a murderer{G443}: and{G2532} ye know{G1492}{(G5758)} that{G3754} no{G3756}{G3956} murderer{G443} hath{G2192}{(G5719)} eternal{G166} life{G2222} abiding{G3306}{(G5723)} in{G1722} him{G846}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Whosoever hateth his brother is a man slear. And ye knowe that no man slear hath eternall lyfe abydinge in him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Who soeuer hateth his brother, is a mansleyer. And ye knowe that a mansleyer hath not eternall life abydinge in him.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer hath eternall life abiding in him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslear: And ye knowe that no manslear, hath eternall life abidyng in hym.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Anyone who has hate for his brother is a taker of life, and you may be certain that no taker of life has eternal life in him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Everyone who hates his fellow Christian is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:21-22 : 21 You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders will be subject to judgment. 22 But I say to you, everyone who is angry with their brother without cause will be subject to judgment. Whoever says to their brother, ‘Raka!’ will be answerable to the council, and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
  • Acts 23:14 : 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, 'We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.'
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the detestable, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
  • Prov 26:24-26 : 24 An enemy disguises themselves with their lips, but in their heart, they harbor deceit. 25 Though they speak graciously, do not believe them, for there are seven abominations in their heart. 26 Though hatred is concealed by deceit, its wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
  • Gal 5:20-21 : 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
  • Matt 5:28 : 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
  • John 8:44 : 44 You are from your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
  • Acts 23:12 : 12 When daylight came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
  • Gen 27:41 : 41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, 'The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.'
  • Lev 19:16-18 : 16 Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the LORD. 17 Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your neighbor, and do not bear sin because of him. 18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
  • 2 Sam 13:22-28 : 22 Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar. 23 Two years later, when Absalom's sheep were being sheared at Baal Hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come. 24 Absalom went to the king and said, 'Your servant has shearers. Will the king and his attendants please join me?' 25 The king replied, 'No, my son. All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.' Although Absalom urged him, he refused to go, but he gave him his blessing. 26 Then Absalom said, 'If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.' The king asked him, 'Why should he go with you?' 27 But Absalom pressed him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king's sons. 28 Absalom ordered his servants, saying, 'Watch when Amnon’s heart is cheerful from drinking wine, and when I say to you, "Strike Amnon down," then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I ordered you? Be strong and courageous.’
  • Mark 6:19 : 19 So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she was unable to do so.
  • John 4:14 : 14 But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
  • Jas 1:15 : 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
  • Jas 4:1-2 : 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within your body parts? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
  • 1 Pet 1:23 : 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    9 No one born of God practices sin, for His seed abides in them; they cannot keep on sinning, because they have been born of God.

    10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are distinguished: Anyone who does not practice righteousness and does not love their brother or sister is not of God.

    11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another.

    12 Not like Cain, who was from the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil and his brother’s were righteous.

    13 Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.

    14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.

  • 1 John 3:16-18
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    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.

    17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him?

    18 Little children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth.

  • 1 John 2:9-11
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    9 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates their brother or sister is still in the darkness.

    10 Whoever loves their brother or sister abides in the light, and in them there is no cause for stumbling.

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  • 1 John 4:19-21
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    19 We love because He first loved us.

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    16 If anyone sees a brother or sister committing a sin that does not lead to death, they should pray, and God will give life to them—those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying that one should pray about that.

    17 All wrongdoing is sin, and yet there is sin that does not lead to death.

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    21 You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

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    7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

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    4 Everyone who commits sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

    5 You know that He appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

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    23 Whoever hates me also hates my Father.

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    20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

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    25 The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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    36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. But the one who disobeys the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.

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    11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

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    11 But if someone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, attacks him, and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and then flees to one of these cities,

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    36 But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.

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    17 This is my command: Love one another.

    18 If the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you.

  • 1 John 2:15
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    15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them.

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    12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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    16 And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in them.

  • 1 John 2:3-5
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    3 We know that we have come to know Him if we keep His commandments.

    4 Anyone who claims, 'I have come to know Him,' but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in them.

    5 But whoever keeps His word, truly in that person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him.

  • Gen 4:8
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    8 Cain said to his brother Abel, 'Let’s go out to the field.' While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

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    17 Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your neighbor, and do not bear sin because of him.

  • 1 John 3:23-24
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    23 Now this is His commandment: that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as He commanded us.

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    2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and keeping His commandments.

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    15 so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

  • Titus 3:3
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    3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.

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    17 You shall not murder.

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    21 or if in hostility someone strikes another with their hand and the person dies, the one who struck them must be put to death. They are a murderer. The avenger of blood is to execute the sentence when they meet the murderer.

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