Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. New Living Translation This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. English Standard Version For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. Berean Standard Bible This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Berean Literal Bible For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, King James Bible For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. New King James Version For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, New American Standard Bible For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we are to love one another; NASB 1995 For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; NASB 1977 For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; Legacy Standard Bible For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; Amplified Bible For this is the message which you [believers] have heard from the beginning [of your relationship with Christ], that we should [unselfishly] love and seek the best for one another; Christian Standard Bible For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another, Holman Christian Standard Bible For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another, American Standard Version For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another: Aramaic Bible in Plain English For this is the commandment that you have heard from the first: “You shall love one another”, Contemporary English Version From the beginning you were told we must love each other. Douay-Rheims Bible For this is the declaration, which you have heard from the beginning, that you should love one another. English Revised Version For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another: GOD'S WORD® Translation The message that you have heard from the beginning is to love each other. Good News Translation The message you heard from the very beginning is this: we must love one another. International Standard Version This is the message that you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Literal Standard Version because this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we may love one another, Majority Standard Bible This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. New American Bible For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another, NET Bible For this is the gospel message that you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another, New Revised Standard Version For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. New Heart English Bible For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; Webster's Bible Translation For this is the message that ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. Weymouth New Testament For this is the Message you have heard from the beginning--that we are to love one another. World English Bible For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another— Young's Literal Translation because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Love One Another10By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother. 11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.… Cross References John 13:4 So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist. John 13:34 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. John 15:12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 1 John 1:5 And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 2:7 Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard. 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. Treasury of Scripture For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. this. 1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 1 John 2:7,8 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning… message. 1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: that we. 1 John 4:7,21 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God… John 13:34,35 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another… John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Jump to Previous Beginning First Hear Heard Love Message WordJump to Next Beginning First Hear Heard Love Message Word1 John 3 1. He declares the singular love of God toward us, in making us his sons;3. who therefore ought obediently to keep his commandments; 11. as also to love one another as brothers. Verse 11. - Because the message (ἀγγελία: see on 1 John 1:5) which ye heard from the beginning is this. Not merely in the beginning, but from the beginning; it was among the first announcements, and it had never ceased to be in force. Jerome, in his 'Commentary on Galatians' (Galatians 6:10), tells us that when St. John became too infirm to preach, he used often to say no more than this, "Little children, love one another." His hearers at last wearied of it, and said, "Master, why dost thou always say this?" "It is the Lord's command," he replied; "and if this alone is done, it is enough." Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Thisαὕτη (hautē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. is ἐστὶν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. message ἀγγελία (angelia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 31: A message. From aggelos; an announcement, i.e. precept. you have heard ἠκούσατε (ēkousate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. from ἀπ’ (ap’) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. [the] beginning: ἀρχῆς (archēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 746: From archomai; a commencement, or chief. We should love ἀγαπῶμεν (agapōmen) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. one another. ἀλλήλους (allēlous) Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another. Links 1 John 3:11 NIV1 John 3:11 NLT 1 John 3:11 ESV 1 John 3:11 NASB 1 John 3:11 KJV 1 John 3:11 BibleApps.com 1 John 3:11 Biblia Paralela 1 John 3:11 Chinese Bible 1 John 3:11 French Bible 1 John 3:11 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 John 3:11 For this is the message which you (1J iJ 1Jn i jn 1 jo) |