1 John 2:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. ”

1 John 2:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father - That is, has no just views of the Father, and has no evidence of his friendship. It is only by the Son of God that the Father is made kno...
1 John 2:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(s) Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [ (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also]. (s) They deceive themselves, and also deceive others, who say that the Mosl...
1 John 2:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Antichrists and their Teaching. Here John deals with the false teachers, who embody the spirit of Antichrist and betoken by their appearance the speedy end of the world and the return of Christ...
1 John 2:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the same . he. not . Greek. oude. he that, &c. This clause is added by all the texts. acknowledgeth . confesseth, as Matthew 10:32 , &c.
1 John 2:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Now this is a remarkable sentence, and ought to be reckoned among the first axioms of our religion. yea, when we have confessed that there is one true God, this second article ought necessarily...
1 John 2:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also . Whosoever denieth the Son - He who denies Jesus to be the Son of God, and conseque...
1 John 2:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But he that acknowledgeth the Son, &c.— Our translators have printed this passage in Italics; but it is found in many authentic manuscripts, as well as in the Syriac, Vulgate, and other version...
1 John 2:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 'Everyone who denieth the Son, hath not the Father either' ( 1 John 4:2-3 );...
1 John 2:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Advocacy of Christ and the Obligations of Believers 1. My little children] The diminutive implies the fatherly care which the aged Apostle felt for his disciples. Advocate ] The word thus tra...
1 John 2:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(8) THE MANIFESTATIONS OF DARKNESS ( 1 John 2:18-28 ). ( a ) Signs whereby they should know the forerunners of the last time ( 1 John 2:18-23 ). ( b ) Exhortation to continue in the light ( 1...
1 John 2:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Loyalty to Truth 1 John 2:18-29 The Holy One is surely the risen Savior, who has passed into the heavens, whence He bestows the Holy Spirit as a sacred chrism on meek and trustful souls. We can...
1 John 2:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Affirming that the purpose of his writing is that we sin not, the writer declared that even if we sin, provision is made by which it may be put away. The tests whereby we may know our relation to lig...
1 John 2:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. (19) They went out from us, but t...
1 John 2:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whosoever denieth the Son ,.... Jesus Christ to be the true, proper, natural, essential, and eternal Son of God: the same hath not the Father ; or does not hold the Father; or "believe the Father"...
1 John 2:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also . Ver. 23. The same hath not the Father ] See Trapp on " Joh 5:23 " Mahomet...
1 John 2:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I have not written unto you In the manner I have done; because ye know not the truth In which case I must have entered largely into the discussion of this matter; but , on the contrary, I have c...
1 John 2:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

“My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if anyone sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (JND). If we have seen some absolute, positive...
1 John 2:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Concerning Antichrist. A. D. 80. 20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know al...
1 John 2:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To have the Father and the Son, is, by faith, love, and obedience, vitally to adhere to the one and the other. The latter part of this verse, though it be not in the ordinary Greek copies, is in some...
1 John 2:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Warning Against False Religion and False Teachers ( 1 John 2:18-29 ). Having warned against the world which is under the control of the Evil One and will stultify their faith, John now warns again...
1 John 2:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 John 2:20 . Unction from the Holy One .—Or, “anointing.” The association of the Spirit coming to a man, when anointed to a Divine office, may be seen in the case...
1 John 2:23 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 John 2:18-23 The Last Time; the Christ; the Antichrist; the Chrism. I. The Apostles said that a new age was at hand, the universal age, the age of the Son of man, which would be preceded by a g...
1 John 2:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 John 2:1-4 . My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: and he is the propitiation fo...
1 John 2:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 John 2:2 . He is the propitiation for our sin: ιλασμος, a ram, or other victim offered as an atoning sacrifice for sin. On Genesis 15:9 , the rabbins make a distinction between the heifer, the...
1 John 2:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 John 2:1 , 1 John 2:2 Moreover, walking in the light involves accepting the propitiation wrought through Jesus Christ the Righteous. The connexion with the preceding is c...
1 John 2:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Anti-Christian characteristics and the Christian's attitude:
1 John 2:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 2:22 ; 1 John 4:15 ; 2 John 1:9-11 ; John 10:30 ; John 14:10 ; John 14:9 ; John 15:23 ; John 15:24 ; John 5:23 ; John 8:19 ; Luke 10:22 ; Matthew 11:27
1 John 2:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Whosoever denieth the eternal Son of God, he hath not communion with the Father; but he that truly and believingly acknowledgeth the Son, hath communion with the Father also.

1 John 2:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 John 2:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 John 2:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 2:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 John 2:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 2:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 John 2:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 John 2:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 John 2:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 2:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 John 2:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 John 2:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 John 2:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 John 2:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 John 2:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 John 2:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 John 2:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 2:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 John 2:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 John 2:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 John 2:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 John 2:23 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 John 2:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 John 2:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 John 2:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 John 2:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 John 2:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 2:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes