1 John 3:23

and this is His command, that we may believe in the Name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He gave command to us,

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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 commands, and we do the things pleasing before Him,

24and he who is keeping His commands, remains in Him, and He in him; and in this we know that He remains in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 18:15Your God YHWH raises up for you a Prophet like me out of your midst, out of your brothers—you must listen to Him,

Matthew 22:39and the second [is] like to it: You will love your neighbor as yourself;

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

John 14:1“Do not let your heart be troubled, believe in God, believe also in Me;

John 17:3and this is the continuous life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Him whom You sent—Jesus Christ;

Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, as the Christ also loved us, and gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a refreshing fragrance,

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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