1 John 3:23 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and 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,
English ASV
And 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.
English Amplified
And this is His order (His command, His injunction): that we should believe in (put our faith and trust in and adhere to and rely on) the name of His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and that we should love one another, just as He has commanded us.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And this is His order (His command, His injunction): that we should believe in (put our faith and trust in and adhere to and rely on) the name of His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and that we should love one another, just as He has commanded us.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Now this is his command: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as he commanded us.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And 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.
English EASY 2024
This is God's command to us: we must believe that Jesus Christ is his Son. And we must love each other, as Jesus commanded us.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
This is what God commands: that we believe in his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love each other as he commanded.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
What he commands is that we believe in his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as Christ commanded us.
English God's Word - GW 1995
This is his commandment: to believe in his Son, the one named Jesus Christ, and to love each other as he commanded us.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Now this is His command: that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as He commanded us.
English KJV 1611
And 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.
English LSB
And this is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He gave a commandment to us.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Now this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he gave us the commandment.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
God has commanded us to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ. He has also commanded us to love one another.
English NIV
And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.
English NKJ 1982
And 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.
English NLT
And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
So these are his commands: that we continually place our trust in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and that we keep loving one another, just as he has commanded us.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
And this is what God says we must do: Believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another.
English Tyndale 1537
And this is his commandment, that we believe (on the name of) his son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave commandment.