1 John 3:16–24

16 We know love by this, that aHe laid down His life for us; and bwe ought to lay down our lives for the cbrethren.

17 But awhoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and bcloses his 1heart 2against him, chow does the love of God abide in him?

18 aLittle children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and btruth.

19 We will know by this that we are aof the truth, and will 1assure our heart before Him

20 1in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.

21 aBeloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have bconfidence 1before God;

22 and awhatever we ask we receive from Him, because we bkeep His commandments and do cthe things that are pleasing in His sight.

23 This is His commandment, that we 1 abelieve in bthe name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as cHe 2commanded us.

24 The one who akeeps His commandments babides in Him, and He in him. cWe know by this that dHe abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

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a	Jn 10:11 Jn 15:13
b	Php 2:17 1 Th 2:8
c	1 Jn 2:9
a	Jas 2:15f
b	Dt 15:7
1	Lit inward parts
2	Lit from
c	1 Jn 4:20
a	1 Jn 2:1 1 Jn 3:7
b	2 Jn 1 3 Jn 1
a	1 Jn 2:21
1	Lit persuade
1	Or that if our heart condemns us, that God …
a	1 Jn 3:2
b	1 Jn 2:28 1 Jn 5:14
1	Lit toward
a	Job 22:26f Mt 7:7 Mt 21:22 Jn 9:31
b	1 Jn 2:3
c	Jn 8:29 Heb 13:21
1	Or believe the name
a	Jn 6:29
b	Jn 1:12 Jn 2:23 Jn 3:18
c	Jn 13:34 Jn 15:12 1 Jn 2:8
2	Lit gave us a commandment
a	1 Jn 2:3
b	Jn 6:56 Jn 10:38 1 Jn 2:6 1 Jn 2:24 1 Jn 4:15
c	Jn 14:17 Ro 8:9 Ro 8:14 Ro 8:16 1 Th 4:8 1 Jn 4:13
d	1 Jn 2:5