1 John 3:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

New Living Translation
Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don’t have eternal life within them.

English Standard Version
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

Berean Study Bible
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.

New American Standard Bible
Everyone who hates his brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

NASB 1995
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

NASB 1977
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

Amplified Bible
Everyone who hates (works against) his brother [in Christ] is [at heart] a murderer [by God’s standards]; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

Christian Standard Bible
Everyone who hates his brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

Contemporary English Version
If you hate each other, you are murderers, and we know murderers do not have eternal life.

Good News Translation
Those who hate others are murderers, and you know that murderers do not have eternal life in them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Everyone who hates another believer is a murderer, and you know that a murderer doesn't have eternal life.

International Standard Version
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life present in him.

NET Bible
Everyone who hates his fellow Christian is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

New King James Version
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

King James 2000 Bible
Whosoever hates his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

New Heart English Bible
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has everlasting life remaining in him.

World English Bible
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

American King James Version
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

American Standard Version
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

A Faithful Version
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life dwelling within him.

Darby Bible Translation
Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

English Revised Version
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever hateth his brother, is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer hath eternall life abiding in him.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslear: And ye knowe that no manslear, hath eternall life abidyng in hym.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Who soeuer hateth his brother, is a mansleyer. And ye knowe that a mansleyer hath not eternall life abydinge in him.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Whosoever hateth his brother is a man slear. And ye knowe that no man slear hath eternall lyfe abydinge in him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Everyone who is hating his brother is a manslayer, and you have known that no manslayer has continuous life remaining in him;

Berean Literal Bible
Everyone hating his brother is a murderer; and you know that any murderer does not have eternal life abiding in him.

Young's Literal Translation
Every one who is hating his brother -- a man-killer he is, and ye have known that no man-killer hath life age-during in him remaining,

Smith's Literal Translation
Every one hating his brother is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer has eternal life remaining in him.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Everyone hating his brother is a murderer; and you know that any murderer has not eternal life abiding in him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within him.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For everyone who hates his brother murders a person, and you know that eternal life cannot abide in anyone who murders a person.

Lamsa Bible
Whosoever hates his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Whoever hates his brother, is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

Godbey New Testament
Every one hating his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in himself.

Haweis New Testament
Every one who hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath life eternal abiding in him.

Mace New Testament
whosoever hateth his brother, has the disposition of a murderer: and you know that no murderer has any title to eternal life.

Weymouth New Testament
Every one who hates his brother man is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has the Life of the Ages continuing in him.

Worrell New Testament
Every one that hates his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

Worsley New Testament
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
















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