1 John 3:23

Contextual Overview

²³And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.²³ And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. ²³ This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us.²³This is what God has told us to do—believe in his son, Jesus, and love each other. ²³ And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us. ²³ And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment. ²³ This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded. ²³ 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. 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. ²³ And this is his commandement, that we should beleeue on the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another, as hee gaue vs commandement.

Bible Verse Review
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his commandment: Deuteronomy 18:15-19, Psalms 2:12, Mark 9:7, John 6:29, John 14:1, John 17:3, Acts 16:31, 1 Timothy 1:15

love: 1 John 3:11, 1 John 2:8-10, 1 John 4:21, Matthew 22:39, John 13:34, John 15:12, Ephesians 5:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:9, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Peter 4:8

Reciprocal: Leviticus 19:37 - General Deuteronomy 30:15 - General Matthew 12:50 - do Mark 3:35 - do Luke 8:21 - which Luke 10:37 - Go John 1:12 - even John 12:50 - his John 16:14 - for Romans 1:3 - his Son Galatians 3:22 - to Colossians 1:4 - faith Colossians 3:14 - charity 1 Thessalonians 3:6 - faith 1 Timothy 1:5 - faith Philemon 1:5 - toward the Lord Hebrews 13:1 - General 1 John 2:3 - if we 1 John 3:14 - because 1 John 3:22 - because 1 John 4:11 - General 1 John 5:13 - believe 2 John 1:5 - that we Revelation 2:26 - keepeth Revelation 22:14 - Blessed

Cross-References

Genesis 2:5
and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground,

Genesis 2:5
Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,

Genesis 2:5
Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet grown, for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

Genesis 2:5
Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

Genesis 2:5
And euery plant of the fielde before it was in the earth, and euery hearbe of the fielde before it grewe. For the Lord God had not [yet] caused it to rayne vppon the earth, neither [was there] a man to tyll the grounde.

Genesis 2:5
This was before there were plants on the earth. Nothing was growing in the fields because the Lord God had not yet made it rain on the earth, and there was no one to care for the plants.

Genesis 2:5
when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up--for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground;

Genesis 2:5
and ech litil tre of erthe bifore that it sprong out in erthe; and he made ech erbe of the feeld bifore that it buriownede. For the Lord God had not reyned on erthe, and no man was that wrouyte erthe;

Genesis 2:5
And euery plant of the field, before it was in the earth, and euery herbe of the field, before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to raine vpon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 2:5
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And this is his commandment,.... Having mentioned the keeping of the commandments of God, the apostle proceeds to show what they are; that they are faith in Christ, and love to one another; which two are reduced to one, because they are inseparable; where the one is, the other is; faith works by love.

That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ; Christ is the object of faith, and he is no, as he is Jesus, a Saviour; faith deals with him as such, and will have no other Saviour but he: and now to believe in him, is not merely to believe that he is the Son of God, the true Messiah, the Saviour of the world, that he is come in the flesh, has suffered, and died, and rose again from the dead, is ascended into heaven, and is set down at the right hand of God, makes intercession for his people, and will come again to judge the quick and dead; but it is to go forth in special and spiritual acts upon him, such as looking at him, coming to him, venturing on him, trusting in him for life and salvation, committing all into his hands, and expecting all from him. And this is called a "commandment", and comes under the notion of one; not that it is properly a law, or belongs to the law; for faith in Christ Jesus is a fruit of electing grace, and a blessing of the covenant of grace; it is the free gift of God, and the operation of his Spirit, and is peculiar to the elect of God, and sheep of Christ; and so cannot belong to the law of works; but, as the Hebrew words, ????, and

????, both signify any doctrine, and instruction in general; see

Psalms 19:7; so the word here used designs an evangelical doctrine, a divine instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the Gospel, which declares that he that believes in Christ shall be saved; and so the word is used for a doctrine in this epistle, 1 John 2:7; and that of the next command or doctrine, which follows,

and love one another as he gave us commandment; that is, as Christ taught and instructed his disciples, John 13:34.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And this is his commandment - His commandment, by way of eminence; the leading, principal thing which he enjoins on us; the commandment which lies at the foundation of all true obedience.

That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ - See the notes at Mark 16:16. Compare John 16:1; Acts 16:31.

And love one another ... - This follows from the other, and hence they are mentioned as together constituting his commandment. Notes, John 13:35.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 23. That we should believe on the name of his Son — We are commanded to believe on Christ, that for the sake of his passion and death we may be justified from all things from which we could not be justified by the law of Moses; and being through him redeemed from the guilt of sin, restored to the Divine favour, and made partakers of the Holy Ghost, we are enabled to love one another as he gave us commandment; for without a renewal of the heart, love to God and man is impossible, and this renewal comes by Christ Jesus.