1 John 3:15
Every one that hates his brother is a murderer[3:15]; and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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Matthew 5:28But I say to you, that every one who looks on a woman, to lust after her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
John 4:14But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water, springing up into everlasting life.
Acts 23:12And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Galatians 5:20idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, emulation, wraths, contentions, divisions, factions,
Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:15-20
Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 80.) 14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from… Read the whole commentary →