1 John 2:29

If ye know that He is righteous, ye know that every one, who practiseth righteousness, is born of Him.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

In Context

28And now, little children, abide, I say, in Him; that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence, and may not be ashamed before Him at his coming.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:16Ye will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

John 3:3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily verily I tell thee, Unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Acts 10:35but in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to Him.

2 Corinthians 5:21For He hath made Him, who knew no sin, to be a sin-offering for us, that in Him we might be made righteous before God.

Hebrews 1:8but to the Son, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness:

Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:29

Christ's Second Appearance. ( a. d. 80.) 28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. From the blessing of the sacred unction the apostle proceeds in his advice and exhortation to constancy in and with Christ: And now, little children, abide in him, v. 28 . The apostle repeats his kind appellation, little children, which I… Read the whole commentary →

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