1 John 4:14

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And we have seen - Notes on 1 John 1:1 . And do testify - Notes, 1 John 1:3 . That is, we who are apostles bear witness to you of this grea...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(11) And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world. (11) He underlays this charity with another foun...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John returns to the theme of 1 John 3:14 ff., be cause if the Church is the home of truth, still more is it the home of love. The evidence for our...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

testify . bear witness. Greek. martureo. See p. 1511. Father . App-98.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

14 And we have seen He now explains the other part of the knowledge of God, which we have referred to, that he communicates himself to us in...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2456 CHRIST THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD 1 John 4:14 . We have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. And we have seen - Jesus Christ manifested in the fles...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And we have seen, &c.— "And animated and sealed by this Spirit, as we have seen and known by undoubted evidence ourselves, so we courageously t...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. And we - primarily, we apostles, Christ's appoin...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Fellowship with God in Love 1. Try the spirits] RV 'Prove the spirits.' The verb is used of testing metals. 2, 3 . See on 2 John 1:7 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

THE PERFECT LOVE THE SUREST TEST ( 1 John 4:7-21 ). ( a ) Fraternal love the necessary product of the true knowledge of God, because God is love...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Test of Our Love 1 John 4:12-21 If we are willing to be channels through which God's love flows to others, there need be no limit to the fu...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Two closely related perils threaten our fellowship with God as love, false prophets and the spirit which actuates them. Teaching is to be tested by t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. (8) He that loveth not knoweth not Go...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And we have seen, and do testify ,.... This seems to be particularly said of the apostles, who had a clear discerning of the love and grace of God,...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Ver. 14. And we have seen ] sc. By special privi...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hereby Εν τουτω, by this, we know Have full proof; that we dwell , μενομεν, we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spir...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

But there must be guards as to the operation of the Spirit of God, that is, the child of God must be guarded against all that would imitate the opera...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Divine Love. A. D. 80. 14 And we have...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He here signifies we are not left at any uncertainties, touching that matter of fact, wherein lies this mighty argument for the exercise of mutual lo...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘No man has beheld God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him a...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 John 4:7 .—The previous verses are in some sense an “aside.” The apostle now resumes his proper theme. His main t...
Scofield Reference Notes

Saviour ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 1:16 ). world Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind". ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 4:8 ).
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 John 4:1 . Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the worl...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 John 4:1 . Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirit whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 John 4:1 . Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the worl...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 John 4:1 . Beloved, believe not every spirit, A simpleton believes every word that he hears, but «the wise man's eyes are in his head,» so he...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 John 4:9 . 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 throu...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 John 4:1 . Believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God. Whether those teachers believe that Christ is come in the fles...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 John 4:1 - 1 John 5:12 (2) The source of son-ship. Possession of the Spirit. 1 John 4:1-62 Confession of the Inc...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Dwelling in God and in His love:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Testing the True and the False 1 John 4:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have in our opening verses some important admonitions, and also some import...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Love of God Chapter 1 John 4:7-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have always thought of the thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians as the Love Chapter...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And in consequence of this we have seen and testify that the Father sent the Son — These are the foundation and the criteria of our abiding in God...

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

Related Commentaries of 1 John 4:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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