14 *We* know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [his] brother abides in death.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, that he that hears my word, and believes him that has sent me, has life eternal, and does not come into judgment, but is passed out of death into life.
Hereby know we that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
Now concerning brotherly love ye have no need that we should write to you, for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the wicked [one]. And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding that we should know him that [is] true; and we are in him that [is] true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
No one has seen God at any time: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God. He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and [still] ministering. But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;
(we too being dead in offences,) has quickened us with the Christ, (ye are saved by grace,)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
For we know that if our earthly tabernacle house be destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.
for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.
To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent [thou hast said], In them is all my delight.
These things have I written to you that ye may know that ye have eternal life who believe on the name of the Son of God.
He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now. He that loves his brother abides in light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and knows not where he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
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Commentary on 1 John 3 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 3
The apostle here magnifies the love of God in our adoption (v. 1, 2). He thereupon argues for holiness (v. 3), and against sin (v. 4-19). He presses brotherly love (v. 11-18). How to assure our hearts before God (v. 19-22). The precept of faith (v. 23). And the good of obedience (v. 24).
1Jo 3:1-3
The apostle, having shown the dignity of Christ's faithful followers, that they are born of him and thereby nearly allied to God, now here,
1Jo 3:4-10
The apostle, having alleged the believer's obligation to purity from his hope of heaven, and of communion with Christ in glory at the day of his appearance, now proceeds to fill his own mouth and the believer's mind with multiplied arguments against sin, and all communion with the impure unfruitful works of darkness. And so he reasons and argues,
1Jo 3:11-13
The apostle, having intimated that one mark of the devil's children is hatred of the brethren, takes occasion thence,
1Jo 3:14-19
The beloved apostle can scarcely touch upon the mention of sacred love, but he must enlarge upon the enforcement of it, as here he does by divers arguments and incentives thereto; as,
1Jo 3:20-22
The apostle, having intimated that there may be, even among us, such a privilege as an assurance or sound persuasion of heart towards God, proceeds here,
1Jo 3:23-24
The apostle, having mentioned keeping the commandments, and pleasing God, as the qualification of effectual petitioners in and with Heaven, here suitably proceeds,