Lectionary Calendar

Saturday, December 21st, 2024
the Third Week of Advent

Attention!

Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Commentaries
1 John 4

1 John1Jn 3 1 John1Jn 1 John1Jn 5

Search for…

Resource Toolbox

Print version Overview Copyright Bibliography

Verse 1

Verse 1

Every spirit; every pretended spiritual influence by which men may claim to be influenced.--Try the spirits; examine them by the tests given above, that is, by their obedience and brotherly love, and also by those mentioned below.

return to 'Top of Page'

Verse 2

Verse 2

Is of God; is true; teaches the truth.

return to 'Top of Page'

Verse 4

Verse 4

Have overcome them; have successfully resisted them,--that is, the false spirits.

return to 'Top of Page'

Verse 7

Verse 7

Is born of God; is formed anew by the power of God, and become his child.

return to 'Top of Page'

Verse 17

Verse 17

The idea intended is, that by this may we know that our love to God is true and sincere, and such as will be our security in the day of judgment, namely, by seeing that our conduct and character here correspond with the image of God.

return to 'Top of Page'

Verse 18

Verse 18

Perfect love; established and genuine love.

return to 'Top of Page'

Verse 20

Verse 20

Hateth, does not love.

return to 'Top of Page'

1 John1Jn 3 1 John1Jn 1 John1Jn 5

Bibliographical Information
Abbott, John S. C. & Abbott, Jacob. "Commentary on 1 John 4". "Abbott's Illustrated New Testament". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/ain/1-john-4.html. 1878.

Bible Commentaries1 John 4

Abbott's Illustrated New TestamentAbbott's NT

Verse 1

Verse 2

Verse 4

Verse 7

Verse 17

Verse 18

Verse 20

Bible Commentaries
1 John 4