23And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.


In Context

20 whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God

22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.

23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.

24 Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

1st John 3:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:23And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ: and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:23And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:23And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:23And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:23And this is his commandment; That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:23This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:23and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.