1 John 5:1

Whosoever believeth that, Jesus, is the Christ, of God, hath been born: and, whosoever loveth him that begat, loveth him that hath been begotten of him.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

2Hereby, perceive we, that we love the children of God, as soon as, God, we love, and, his commandments, we are doing.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:16And, Simon Peter, answering, said—Thou, art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

John 1:12But, as many as did receive him, he gave, unto them, authority, children of God, to become,—unto them who were believing on his name:

John 6:69And, we, have believed, and come to know,—that, thou, art the Holy One of God.

John 15:23He that hateth me, hateth, my Father also.

James 1:18Because he was so minded, he hath brought us forth with a word of truth, to the end we should be a sort of firstfruit of his creatures

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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