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Berean Standard Bible

“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,”

1 John 5:3

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John closes his letter with reassurance that those who believe in Jesus have eternal life and can be confident before God. Here he ties love for God directly to obedience.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

World English Bible (WEB)

For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

King James Version (KJV)

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for this is the love of God, that His commands we may keep, and His commands are not burdensome;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque este es el amor de Dios, que guardemos sus mandamientos; y sus mandamientos no son penosos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Amar a Dios es obedecer sus mandamientos; y esto no es difícil,

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