1 John 3:23

Now this is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded.

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In The King James Version

And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

In Context

22and whatever we may ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

24He who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. This is how we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit whom He gave us.

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Cross References

Matthew 22:39And the second is like it, ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’

John 6:29Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe into the One whom He sent.”

John 14:1“Do not let your (pl) heart be distressed; you believe into God and you believe into me.

John 17:3Now eternal life is this: that they may know You, the only true God, and the One whom You sent—Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:21-23

The Testimony of Conscience. ( a. d. 80.) 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 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, I. To establish the court of… Read the whole commentary →

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