Holman Christian Standard Bible

1 John 3:14-18 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14. We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

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

16. This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.

17. If anyone has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need but closes his eyes to his need — how can God’s love reside in him?

18. Little children, we must not love with word or speech, but with truth and action.