1 John 5:1
Whoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ hath been born of God; and every one that loveth him that begat, loveth also him that hath been begotten of him.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do his commandments.
Cross References
Matthew 16:16And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 1:12But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become children of God,—to those who believed in his name;
John 6:69and we have believed and known, that thou art the Holy One of God.
John 15:23He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.
James 1:18Of his own will he begot us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of 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 →