1 John 3:16
Hereby perceaue we loue, because he layde downe his lyfe for vs, & we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren.
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- 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.
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- 1 John 3:10-156 verses86%
10 In this are ye children of God knowe, and the chyldren of the deuyll: Whosoeuer doth not ryghteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.
11 For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng, that ye shoulde loue one another.
12 Not as Cain, which was of that wicked, and slewe his brother: And wherfore slewe he hym? Because his owne workes were euyll, and his brothers good.
13 Maruayle not my brethren though the worlde hate you.
14 We knowe, that we are translated from death vnto lyfe, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not his brother, abideth in death.
15 Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslear: And ye knowe that no manslear, hath eternall life abidyng in hym.
- 1 John 4:7-137 verses81%
7 Dearely beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God: And euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.
8 He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.
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.
12 No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.
13 Hereby knowe we that we dwell in hym, & he in vs: because he hath geuen vs of his spirite.
- 1 John 3:17-193 verses80%
17 But who so hath this worldes good, and seeth his brother haue neede, and shutteth vp his compassion from hym: howe dwelleth the loue of God in hym?
18 My babes, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue: but in deede and in veritie.
19 Hereby we knowe that we are of the trueth, and shall assure our heartes before hym.
- 1 John 4:19-213 verses79%
19 We loue hym, for he loued vs first.
20 If a man say, I loue God, & yet hate his brother, he is a lyer: For how can he yt loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God who he hath not seene?
21 And this commaundement haue we of hym: that he which loueth God, shoulde loue his brother also.
- John 15:12-132 verses79%
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.
- 1 John 4:16-172 verses78%
16 And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in hym.
17 Herein is the loue perfect in vs, that we shoulde haue boldnesse in the day of iudgement: For as he is, euen so are we in this worlde.
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8 But God setteth out his loue towarde vs, seyng that whyle we were yet sinners, Christe dyed for vs.
- 1 John 5:2-32 verses76%
2 By this we knowe that we loue the chyldren of God, when we loue God, and kepe his commaundementes.
3 For this is the loue of God, that we kepe his commaundementes, and his commaundementes are not greeuous.
- 1 John 3:23-242 verses76%
23 And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement.
24 And he that kepeth his commaundementes, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs, euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs.
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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.
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35 By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, yf ye haue loue one to another.
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1 Beholde what loue the father hath shewed on vs, that we shoulde be called the sonnes of god: For this cause the worlde knoweth you not, because it knoweth not hym.
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3 And hereby we are sure that we knowe hym, yf we kepe his comaundementes.
- 2 Cor 5:14-152 verses73%
14 For the loue of Christe constrayneth vs, because we thus iudge, that yf one dyed for all, then were all dead.
15 And he dyed for all, that they which lyue, shoulde not hencefoorth lyue vnto them selues, but vnto hym which dyed for them, and rose agayne.
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10 He that loueth his brother, abydeth in the lyght, and there is none occasion of euyll in hym.
- 1 John 2:5-62 verses73%
5 But who so kepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede. Hereby knowe we that we are in hym.
6 He that sayth he bydeth in him, ought to walke euen as he walked.
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10 Whiche dyed for vs, that whether we wake or sleepe, we shoulde lyue together with hym.
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22 Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth, with brotherly loue vnfayned, see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye:
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17 Therfore doth my father loue me, because I put my lyfe from me, that I myght take it agayne.
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9 But as touchyng brotherly loue, ye nede not that I write vnto you: For ye are taught of God to loue one another.
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3 But if any man loue God, the same is knowen of him.
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11 And this is the recorde, how that God hath geuen vnto vs eternall lyfe, and this lyfe, is in his sonne.
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15 See that ye loue not the worlde, neither the thynges that are in the worlde. If any man loue the worlde, the loue of the father is not in hym.
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17 This commaunde I you, that ye loue together.
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3 That which we haue seene and heard declare we vnto you, that ye also maye haue felowship with vs, and that our felowship may be with the father, and his sonne Iesus Christe.
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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.
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7 In godlynesse brotherly kyndnesse, in brotherly kyndnesse loue.
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16 If any man see his brother sinne a sinne not vnto death, let hym aske, and he shal geue him life for them that sinne not vnto death. There is a sinne vnto death: I say not that thou shouldest pray for it.
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11 I am the good sheephearde. A good sheephearde, geueth his lyfe for the sheepe.