1 John 3:16
Douay-Rheims
In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Tertullian
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.
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A.D. 220 · on 1John 3:16 (Scorpiace)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.