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.
Clement of Alexandria
"For He Himself laid down His life for us;" that is, for those who believe; that is, for the apostles. If then He laid down His life for the apostles, he means His apostles themselves: us if he said, We, I say, the apostles, for whom He laid down His life, "ought to lay down our lives for the brethren;" for the salvation of their neighbours was the glory of the apostles.
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A.D. 215 · on 1John 3:16 (From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus)
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