| Elberfelder 1905 (German) (ELB) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 16 Hieran haben wir die Liebe erkannt, daß er für uns sein Leben dargelegt hat; auch wir sind schuldig, für die Brüder das Leben darzulegen. | 16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. |
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