1 John 3:23

And this is His command--that we are to believe in His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as He has commanded us to do.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 whatever we ask for we obtain from Him, because we obey His commands and do the things which are pleasing in His sight.

24The man who obeys His commands continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him; and through His Spirit whom He has given us we can know that He continues in union with us.

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Cross References

Matthew 22:39And the second is similar to it: `Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'

John 6:29"This," replied Jesus, "is above all the thing that God requires--that you should be believers in Him whom He has sent."

John 14:1"Let not your hearts be troubled. Trust in God: trust in me also.

John 17:3And in this consists the Life of the Ages--in knowing Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.

Ephesians 5:2And live and act lovingly, as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up to death on our behalf as an offering and sacrifice to God, yielding a fragrant odor.

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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