1 John 3:23

This is then his commandement, That we beleeue in the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another as hee gaue commandement.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

In Context

22And whatsoeuer we aske we receiue of him, because we keepe his commandements, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

24For hee that keepeth his commandements, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that hee abideth in vs, euen by that Spirit which he hath giuen vs.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 18:15The Lord thy God will raise vp vnto thee a Prophet like vnto me, from among you, euen of thy brethren: vnto him ye shall hearken,

Matthew 22:39And the second is like vnto this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

John 6:29Iesus answered, and sayde vnto them, This is the woorke of God, that yee beleeue in him, whome he hath sent.

John 14:1Let not your heart be troubled: ye beleeue in God, beleeue also in me.

John 17:3And this is life eternall, that they knowe thee to be the onely very God, and whom thou hast sent, Iesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:2And walke in loue, euen as Christ hath loued vs, and hath giuen himselfe for vs, to be an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellling sauour to God.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:21-23

The Testimony of Conscience. ( a. d. 80.) 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. The apostle, having intimated that there may be, even among us, such a privilege as an assurance or sound persuasion of heart towards God, proceeds here, I. To establish the court of… Read the whole commentary →

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