1 John 2:29
If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born from him.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
In Context
Cross References
Jeremiah 13:23Can the people of Cush change their skin color, or a leopard change its spots? 1 If so, then you yourself, although accustomed to wickedness, would be able to do good. 1
Matthew 7:16By their fruits you will know them. Do people gather grapes from a thornbush or figs from thistles?
John 3:3Jesus replied to him, “Truly, truly, unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Acts 10:35Instead, in every nation anyone who worships and does righteous deeds is acceptable to him.
2 Corinthians 5:21He made Christ become the sacrifice for our sin. He is the one who never sinned. He did this so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
Hebrews 1:8But to the Son he says, 1 “Your throne, God, is forever and ever. 1 The scepter of your kingdom is the scepter of justice. 1
Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:29
Christ's Second Appearance. ( a. d. 80.) 28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. From the blessing of the sacred unction the apostle proceeds in his advice and exhortation to constancy in and with Christ: And now, little children, abide in him, v. 28 . The apostle repeats his kind appellation, little children, which I… Read the whole commentary →