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1 John 3:15

Every one hating his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in himself.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 the death into the life, because we love the brethren with divine love; the one loving not with divine love, abides in the death.

16In this we know the divine love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:28But I say unto you that every one looking on a woman in order to lust after her hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

John 4:14but whosoever may drink of the water that I shall give to him shall never thirst; but the water which I shall give to him shall be in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.

Acts 23:12And it being day, the Jews having formed a conspiracy, obligated themselves by an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they might kill Paul.

Galatians 5:20idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, animosities, selfseekings, 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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