Parallel Bible results for "1 john 3:16-23"

1 John 3:16-23

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

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 and sisters.

17 But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?

17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?

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

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

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

19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence:

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

20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God

22 and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.

23 This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us.

23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.