1 John 3:13-18

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¹³Do not be surprised, brothers,^[a] ^(A)that the world hates you. ¹⁴We know that ^(B)we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. ¹⁵^(C)Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that ^(D)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

¹⁶By this we know love, that ^(E)he laid down his life for us, and ^(F)we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. ¹⁷But ^(G)if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet ^(H)closes his heart against him, ^(I)how does God's love abide in him? ¹⁸Little children, let us not ^(J)love in word or talk but in deed and ^(K)in truth.

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Footnotes

1 John 3:13 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 14, 16