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1 John 5:3 ALT
(3) For this is the love of God, that we are keeping His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome [or, difficult to obey].

1 John 5:3 CEV
(3) We show our love for God by obeying his commandments, and they are not hard to follow.

1 John 5:3 BBE
(3) For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.

1 John 5:3 NWT
. . .For this is what the love of God means, that we observe his commandments; and yet his commandments are not burdensome,

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation