1 John 3:14-16

We have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers and sisters.

1 John 3:14-16

A Reading from the First Letter of John

We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters.  Whoever does not love remains in death.  Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.  The way we came to know love was that Jesus laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

The Word of the Lord.