New American Standard Bible 1995
1 John 5:3-12
3For 1this is the love of God, that we 2keep His commandments; and 3His commandments are not burdensome. 4For whatever is 45born of God 6overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith.
5Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who 7believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 6This is the One who came 8by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not 9with the water only, but 10with the water and 11with the blood. It is 12the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7For there are 13three that testify: 814the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are 15in agreement. 916If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for the testimony of God is this, that 17He has testified concerning His Son. 10The one who believes in the Son of God 18has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has 19made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son. 11And the testimony is this, that God has given us 20eternal life, and 21this life is in His Son. 1222He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.
Notes
- 1. 1 John 5:3 John 14:15; 2 John 6 ↩
- 2. 1 John 5:3 1 John 2:3 ↩
- 3. 1 John 5:3 Matt 11:30; 23:4 ↩
- 4. 1 John 5:4 Or begotten ↩
- 5. 1 John 5:4 John 1:13; 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 5:1, 18 ↩
- 6. 1 John 5:4 1 John 2:13; 4:4 ↩
- 7. 1 John 5:5 1 John 4:15; 5:1 ↩
- 8. 1 John 5:6 John 19:34 ↩
- 9. 1 John 5:6 Lit in ↩
- 10. 1 John 5:6 Lit in ↩
- 11. 1 John 5:6 Lit in ↩
- 12. 1 John 5:6 Matt 3:16f; John 15:26; 16:13-15 ↩
- 13. 1 John 5:7 Matt 18:16 ↩
- 14. 1 John 5:8 A few late mss add ...in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth, the Spirit ↩
- 15. 1 John 5:8 Lit for the one thing ↩
- 16. 1 John 5:9 John 5:34, 37; 8:18 ↩
- 17. 1 John 5:9 Matt 3:17; John 5:32, 37 ↩
- 18. 1 John 5:10 Rom 8:16; Gal 4-6; Rev 12:17 ↩
- 19. 1 John 5:10 John 3:18, 33; 1 John 1:10 ↩
- 20. 1 John 5:11 John 3:36; 1 John 1:2; 2:25; 4:9; 5:13, 20 ↩
- 21. 1 John 5:11 John 1:4 ↩
- 22. 1 John 5:12 John 3:15f, 36 ↩
Commentaries on 1 John 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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