1 He warns them not to believe all who boast of the Spirit;
7 and exhorts to brotherly love.

believe not. De 13:1-5 Pr 14:15 Jer 5:31 29:8,9 Mt 7:15,16 24:4,5 Ro 16:18 2Pe 2:1

try. Lu 12:57 Ac 17:11 Ro 16:19 1Co 14:29 1Th 5:21 Re 2:2

many. 2:18 Mt 24:5,23-26 Mr 13:21 Lu 21:8 Ac 20:29 1Ti 4:1 2Ti 3:13 2Pe 2:1 2Jo 1:7

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

Every. 5:1 Joh 16:13-15 1Co 12:3

come. 3 Joh 1:14 1Ti 3:16

3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

and this. See on ch. 2:18,22 2Th 2:7,8 2Jo 1:7

4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

are. 6,16 3:9,10 5:19

and have. 2:13 5:4 Ro 8:37 Eph 6:10,13 Re 12:11

greater. 13,16 3:24 Joh 10:28-30 14:17-23 17:23 Ro 8:10,11 1Co 6:13 2Co 6:16 Eph 3:17

than. 5:19 *Gr: Joh 12:31 14:30 16:11 1Co 2:12 2Co 4:4 Eph 2:2 6:12

5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

are. Ps 17:4 Lu 16:8 Joh 3:31 7:6,7 8:23 15:19,20 17:14,16 Re 12:9

and. Isa 30:10,11 Jer 5:31 29:8 Mic 2:11 Joh 15:19 17:14 2Ti 4:3 2Pe 2:2,3

6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

We are. See on ver. 4 Mic 3:8 Ro 1:1 1Co 2:12-14 2Pe 3:2 Jude 1:17

he that knoweth. 8 Lu 10:22 Joh 8:19,45-50 10:27 13:20 18:37 20:21 1Co 14:37 2Co 10:7 2Th 1:8

Hereby. See on ver. 1 Isa 8:20

the spirit of truth. Joh 14:17 15:26

and. Isa 29:10 Ho 4:12 Mic 2:11 Ro 11:8 2Th 2:9-11

7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

let. 20,21

See on ch. 2:10 3:10-23 5:1

love is. 8 De 30:6 Ga 5:22 1Th 4:9,10 2Ti 1:7 1Pe 1:22

every. 12

See on ch. 2:29 3:14 5:1

and knoweth. Joh 17:3 2Co 4:6 Ga 4:9

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

knoweth. 2:4,9 3:6 Joh 8:54,55

God is. 1:5 Ex 34:6,7 Ps 86:5,15 2Co 13:11 Eph 2:4 Heb 12:29

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

was. 3:16 Joh 3:16 Ro 5:8-10 8:32

God sent. 10 Lu 4:18 Joh 5:23 6:29 8:29,42

only. Ps 2:7 Mr 12:6 Joh 1:14-18 3:18 Heb 1:5

we. 5:11 Joh 6:51,57 10:10,28-30 11:25,26 14:6 Col 3:3,4

10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Herein. See on ver. 8,9 3:1

not. 19 De 7:7,8 Joh 15:16 Ro 5:8-10 8:29,30 2Co 5:19-21 Eph 2:4,5 Tit 3:3-5

and sent. 2:2 Da 9:24 Ro 3:25,26 1Pe 2:24 3:18

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

3:16,17,23 Mt 18:32,33 Lu 10:37 Joh 13:34 15:12,13 2Co 8:8,9 Eph 4:31,32 5:1,2 Col 3:13

12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

seen. 20 Ge 32:30 Ex 33:20 Nu 12:8 Joh 1:18 1Ti 1:17 6:16 Heb 11:27

love one. 6

See on ch. 3:24

and his. 17,18

See on ch. 2:5 1Co 13:13

13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

15,16

See on ch. 3:24 Joh 14:20-26 Ro 8:9-17 1Co 2:12 3:16,17 6:19 Ga 5:22-25 Eph 2:20-22

14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

we have. 1:1-3 5:9 Joh 1:14 3:11,32 5:39 15:26,27 Ac 18:5 1Pe 5:12

the Father. See on ver. 10 Joh 3:34 5:36,37 10:36

the Saviour. 2:1,2 Joh 1:29 3:16,17 4:42 12:47

15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

confess. 2 5:1,5 Mt 10:32 Lu 12:8 Ro 10:9 Php 2:11 2Jo 1:7

God dwelleth. See on ver. 12 3:24

16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

we. See on ver. 9,10 3:1,16 Ps 18:1-3 31:19 36:7-9 Isa 64:4 1Co 2:9

God is love. See on ver. 8,12,13

and he. 12 3:24

17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

our love. Gr. love with us. made. See on ver. 12 2:5 Jas 2:22

we may. 2:28 3:19-21 Jas 2:13

the day. Mt 10:15 11:22,24 12:36 2Pe 2:9 3:7

as. 3:3 Mt 10:25 Joh 15:20 Ro 8:29 Heb 12:2,3 1Pe 3:16-18 1Pe 4:1-3,13,14

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

is no. Lu 1:74,75 Ro 8:15 2Ti 1:7 Heb 12:28

fear hath. Job 15:21 Ps 73:19 88:15,16 119:120 Jas 2:19

He that. See on ver. 12

19 We love him, because he first loved us.

See on ver. 10 Lu 7:47 Joh 3:16 15:16 2Co 5:14,15 Ga 5:22 Eph 2:3-5 Tit 3:3-5

20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

a man. See on ch. 2:4 3:17

not. See on ver. 12

21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

11 3:11,14,18,23 Le 19:18 Mt 22:37-39 Mr 12:29-33 Lu 10:37 Joh 13:34,35 15:12 Ro 12:9,10 13:9,10 Ga 5:6,14 1Th 4:9 1Pe 3:8 4:8