1 John 5:1
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
2Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do his commandments.
Cross References
Matthew 16:16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 1:12But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John 6:69And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.
John 15:23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
James 1:18Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits 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 →