1 John 5:1
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ, has been begotten of God: and every one that loves him that begot, loves him also that is begotten of him.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
Cross References
Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 1:12But as many as received him, to them he gave the privilege of becoming the children of God, even to those who believe on his name;
John 6:69and we believe, and know that thou art the Christ, the Son of God.
John 15:23He that hates me, hates my Father also.
James 1:18Of his own will, he begot us with the word of truth, in order that we might be, as it were, the first-fruits 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 →