1 John 5:1

Every man who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten from God, and every man who loves him who begot, also loves him who has been begotten from him.

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In The King James Version

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

In Context

2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:16And Simon Peter having answered, said, Thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

John 1:12But as many as did accept him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,

John 6:69And we have believed and know that thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

John 15:23He who hates me hates my Father also.

Acts 8:37[This verse in not in the majority of the manuscripts.]

James 1:18Having deliberated, he begot us by the word of truth for us to be a certain first fruit of his creatures.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:1

In this chapter the apostle asserts, I. The dignity of believers, ver. 1 . II. Their obligation to love, and the trial of it, ver. 1-3 . III. Their victory, ver. 4, 5 . IV. The credibility and confirmation of their faith, ver. 6-10 . V. The advantage of their faith in eternal life, ver. 11-13 . VI. The audience of their prayers, unless for those who have sinned unto death, ver. 14-17 . VII. The preservation from sin and Satan, ver. 18 . VIII. Their happy distinction from the world, ver. 19 . IX. Their true… Read the whole commentary →

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