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16 By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

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16 By this we come to know (progressively to recognize, to perceive, to understand) the [essential] love: that He laid down His [own] life for us; and we ought to lay [our] lives down for [those who are our] brothers [[a]in Him].

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:16 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

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May mercy, [soul] peace, and love be multiplied to you.

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Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

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May grace (God’s favor) and peace (which is [a]perfect well-being, all necessary good, all spiritual prosperity, and [b]freedom from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts) be multiplied to you in [the full, personal, [c]precise, and correct] knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:2 Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Holy Bible.
  2. 2 Peter 1:2 Webster’s New International Dictionary offers this as a definition of “peace.”
  3. 2 Peter 1:2 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.

24 Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.

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24 For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it].

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