1 John 3:14-16

A reading from the first Letter of Saint John

Beloved:
We know that we have passed from death to life
     because we love our brothers.
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 he laid down his life for us;
     so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

The word of the Lord.