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1 John 3:15

Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

World English Bible Catholic

In The King James Version

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

In Context

14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.

16By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:16“‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

Proverbs 26:24A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.

Matthew 5:28but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

John 4:14but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”

Acts 23:12When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

Galatians 5:20idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,

Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:15-20

Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 80.) 14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from… Read the whole commentary →

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