1 John 3:16

John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences I–X IX.34Conference IX

  “For even if we read of the Father: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,” we find none the less of the Son: “Who gave Himself for our sins.”” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16.

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, De Fuga in Persecutione Chapter 1

  “Accordingly John also teaches that we must lay down our lives for the brethren; much more, then, we must do it for the Lord.” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16.

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• Tertullian, Scorpiace Chapter 12

  “John, in fact, exhorts us to lay down our lives even for our brethren, affirming that there is no fear in love: “For perfect love casteth out fear, since fear has punishment; and he who fears is not perfect in love.”” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 52

  “…the Lord, blood for the Church shedding, hearing that voice, “As Christ laid down His life for us, so also ought we also to lay down for the brethren,” in a certain way with their hair did good to us, that is, with those things which that razor can lop off or scrape.” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 88

  “The Apostle John also saith, “As Christ laid down His life for us, so ought we also to lay down our lives for the brethren;” this also is to respond.” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 103

  “…saints who have despised this life, and as ye have heard in the Epistle of St. John, laid down their lives for the brethren, which is the perfection of love, even as our Lord saith: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends:” this the holy martyrs, then, considering, despised…” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the First Epistle of John Homily 5

  ““In this know we love:” he means, perfection of love, that perfection which we have bidden you lay to heart: “In this know we love, that He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the First Epistle of John Homily 6

  “Above he had said up to what point charity is perfected: what the Lord saith in the Gospel, “Greater love than this hath no man, that one lay down his life for his friends,” this same had the apostle also said: “As He laid down His life for us, we ought also to lay down our lives for the brethren.”” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Of Holy Virginity Chapter 54

  “…already ye render not evil for evil, nor curse for curse; already, lastly, ye fulfill that measure of love, that ye lay down your lives for your brethren.” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16

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• Augustine of Hippo, On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4

  “And furthermore, this is with the intent that, inasmuch as charity is “the end of the commandment,” and “the fulfilling of the law,” we also may love one another and lay down our life for the brethren, even as He laid down His life for us.” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 47

  ““We ought,” he says: He made us debtors who first set the example.” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84

  “…what this same Evangelist John says in his epistle, “That as Christ laid down His life for us, even so we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren;” loving one another in truth, as He hath loved us, who laid down His life for us.” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 16.

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies Chapter 2

  “Ver.” — the author cites it

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• 1 John 4:10

  Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4.

• 1 John 4:19

  Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4.

• Proverbs 23:1

  Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.

• Proverbs 23:2

  Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.

• Proverbs 23:3

  Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.

• Proverbs 23:4

  Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.

• Proverbs 23:5

  Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.

• Matthew 22:40

  Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4.

• Acts 2:31

  Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.

• Romans 5:8

  Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4.

• Romans 5:10

  Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4.

• Romans 8:32

  Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4.

• Romans 13:10

  Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4.

• 1 Timothy 1:5

  Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4.

• 1 Peter 2:21

  Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.

• 1 Peter 3:9

  Cited together in Of Holy Virginity Chapter 54.