1 John 5:1

Every one believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God: and every one loving with divine love him who begat, also loves him who has been begotten of him, with divine love.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

In Context

2In this we know that we love the children of God with divine love, when we love God with divine love and keep his commandments.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:16And Simon Peter responding said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

John 1:12But so many as received Him, to them gave He the right to become the children of God, to those believing on His name:

John 6:69we have believed and we know that thou art the Holy One of God.

John 15:23The one hating me hates my Father also.

James 1:18Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be some first fruit of his creations.

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 →

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