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We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother abideth in death. 14. Love means life and hate means death. We know ] The pronoun is very emphatic: ‘the dark world which is full of devilish hate may think and do what it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 John 3:14”

Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 13 24. Love and Hate: Life and Death Marvel not, my brethren ] Comp. Joh 5:28; Joh 3:7. The antagonism between the light and the darkness, between God and the evil one, between righteousness and unrighteousness, has never ceased from the time of the first sin … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 John 3:13”

Not as Cain, [who] was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. 12. A brother’s love suggests its opposite, a brother’s hate, and that in the typical instance of it, the fratricide Cain. Not as Cain, who was of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 John 3:12”

For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 11. For this is the message that ye heard, &c. ] Or, Because the message which ye heard from the beginning is this: ‘this’ is probably the predicate (see on 1Jn 1:5). ‘From the beginning’ as in 1Jn … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 John 3:11”

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. 10. In this ] These words, like ‘for this cause’ ( 1Jn 3:1) refer to what precedes rather than to what follows: but here what follows … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 John 3:10”

Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 9. This is the opposite of 1Jn 3:8, as 1Jn 3:8 of 1Jn 3:7; but, as usual, not the plain opposite, but something deduced from it, is stated. Whosoever is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 John 3:9”

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 8. He that committeth sin ] Better, as in 1Jn 3:4, in order to bring out the full antithesis, He that doeth … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 John 3:8”

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 7. Little children ] From the point of view of the present section, viz. the Divine parentage, the Apostle again warns his readers against the ruinous doctrine that religion and conduct can be separated, that to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 John 3:7”

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 6. Whosoever abideth ] Better, Every one that abideth: we have the same Greek form of expression here as in 1Jn 2:23; 1Jn 2:29, 1Jn 3:3-4 ; 1Jn 3:9-10; 1Jn 3:15. 1Jn 4:7, 1Jn 5:1; 1Jn 5:4; 1Jn 5:18, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 John 3:6”

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 5. That sin is incompatible with Divine birth is still further enforced by two facts respecting the highest instance of Divine birth. The Son of God (1) entered the world of sense to put away all sin, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 John 3:5”