1 John 5:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,

New Living Translation
Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome.

English Standard Version
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

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

New American Standard Bible
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

NASB 1995
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

NASB 1977
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

Amplified Bible
For the [true] love of God is this: that we habitually keep His commandments and remain focused on His precepts. And His commandments and His precepts are not difficult [to obey].

Christian Standard Bible
For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And his commands are not a burden,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For this is what love for God is: to keep His commands. Now His commands are not a burden,

Contemporary English Version
We show our love for God by obeying his commandments, and they are not hard to follow.

Good News Translation
For our love for God means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not too hard for us,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
To love God means that we obey his commandments. Obeying his commandments isn't difficult

International Standard Version
For this demonstrates our love for God: We keep his commandments, and his commandments are not difficult,

NET Bible
For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

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

King James 2000 Bible
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome.

New Heart English Bible
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

World English Bible
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

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

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

A Faithful Version
For this is the love of God: that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

Darby Bible Translation
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For this is the loue of God, that we keepe his commandements: and his commandements are not burdenous.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For this is the loue of God, that we kepe his commaundementes, and his commaundementes are not greeuous.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For this is the loue of God, that we kepe his commaundementes, and his commaundemetes are not greuous.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
This is ye love of god yt we kepe his comaundemetes and his comaundementes are not greveous
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for this is the love of God, that we may keep His commands, and His commands are not burdensome;

Berean Literal Bible
For this is the love of God, that we should keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

Young's Literal Translation
for this is the love of God, that His commands we may keep, and His commands are not burdensome;

Smith's Literal Translation
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commands: and his commands are not heavy.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For this is the love of God, so that we should keep His commandments; and His commandments are not heavy.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not heavy.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not heavy.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For this is the love of God: to keep his commandments; and his commandments are not burdensome.

Lamsa Bible
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: And his commandments are not difficult.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not burdensome.

Godbey New Testament
For this is the divine love of God, that we may keep his commandments: and his commandments are not heavy:

Haweis New Testament
For this is the love of God, that we should keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome.

Mace New Testament
for our love of God consists in the observation of his precepts: precepts that are far from being grievous.

Weymouth New Testament
Love for God means obedience to His commands; and His commands are not irksome.

Worrell New Testament
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome;

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
















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