1 John 5:1

Whosoever beleveth that Iesus is Christ is borne of god. And every one that loveth him which begat loveth him also which was begotte of him.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

In Context

2In this we knowe that we love the children of god when we love god and kepe his commaudementes.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered and sayde: Thou arte Christ the sonne of the lyvinge God.

John 1:12But as meny as receaved him to them he gave power to be the sonnes of God in that they beleved on his name:

John 6:69and we beleve and knowe that thou arte Christ the sonne of the lyvinge God.

John 15:23He that hateth me hateth my father.

Acts 8:37Philip sayde vnto him: Yf thou beleve with all thyne hert thou mayst. He answered and sayde: I beleve that Iesus Christe is the sonne of God.

James 1:18Of his awne will begat he vs with the worde of lyfe that we shuld be the fyrst frutes 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 →

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