1 John 3:16
16   1722 [e]
16   En
16   Ἐν
16   By
16   Prep
3778 [e]
toutō
τούτῳ
this
DPro-DNS
1097 [e]
egnōkamen
ἐγνώκαμεν
we have known
V-RIA-1P
3588 [e]
tēn
τὴν
 - 
Art-AFS
26 [e]
agapēn
ἀγάπην  ,
love
N-AFS
3754 [e]
hoti
ὅτι
because
Conj
1565 [e]
ekeinos
ἐκεῖνος
He
DPro-NMS
5228 [e]
hyper
ὑπὲρ
for
Prep
1473 [e]
hēmōn
ἡμῶν
us
PPro-G1P
3588 [e]
tēn
τὴν
the
Art-AFS
5590 [e]
psychēn
ψυχὴν
life
N-AFS
846 [e]
autou
αὐτοῦ
of Him
PPro-GM3S
5087 [e]
ethēken
ἔθηκεν  ;
laid down
V-AIA-3S
2532 [e]
kai
καὶ
and
Conj
1473 [e]
hēmeis
ἡμεῖς
we
PPro-N1P
3784 [e]
opheilomen
ὀφείλομεν
ought
V-PIA-1P
5228 [e]
hyper
ὑπὲρ
for
Prep
3588 [e]
tōn
τῶν
[our]
Art-GMP
80 [e]
adelphōn
ἀδελφῶν  ,
brothers
N-GMP
3588 [e]
tas
τὰς
[our]
Art-AFP
5590 [e]
psychas
ψυχὰς
lives
N-AFP
5087 [e]
theinai
θεῖναι  .
to lay down
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Parallel Strong's
Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.

New American Standard Bible
We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

King James Bible
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.
Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
This is how we have come to know love: the Messiah gave his life for us. We, too, ought to give our lives for our brothers.

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

Young's Literal Translation
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;
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