1 John 5:1
Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father loves also Him who is the Father's Child.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
2The fact that we love God Himself, and obey His commands, is a proof that we love God's children.
Cross References
Matthew 16:16"You," replied Simon Peter, "are the Christ, the Son of the ever-living God."
John 1:12But all who have received Him, to them--that is, to those who trust in His name--He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;
John 6:69And we have come to believe and know that *you* are indeed the Holy One of God."
John 15:23He who hates me hates my Father also.
James 1:18In accordance with His will He made us His children through the Message of the truth, so that we might, in a sense, be the Firstfruits of the things which He has created.
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 →