1 John 5:1
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born from God, and whoever loves a father also loves the child born from him.
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2Because of this we know that we love God's children, when we love God and do his commandments.
Cross References
Matthew 16:16Answering, Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
John 1:12But to as many as received him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
John 6:69and we have believed and come to know that you are the Holy One of God.” + 6:69 The phrase the Holy One of God is in the best ancient copies. Some later copies add an additional description and they read: the Christ, the Holy One of God .
John 15:23He who hates me also hates my Father.
Acts 8:37+ 8:37 The best ancient copies omit Acts 8:37, Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may be baptized.” The Ethiopian answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God” .
James 1:18God chose to give us birth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all the things that he created.
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 →