1 John 3:16

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 John 3:1-24

Chapter 3Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed on us, that we should be called the sons of God ( 1 John 3:1 ):I love that verse. Behold, what manner of love God has bestowed upon you, that you should be called the son of God. What glorious love, that God should adopt me as His son, that God should claim me as His son. That God should call me His son. What manner of love God has for me that He would call me His son.therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know him.... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 3:1-24

1 John 3:1-2 . That we should be called the sons of God! The character of the favoured race is defined in the preseding verses: they keep the commandments of God: 1 John 3:3. They abide in Christ by works of righteousness. They conquer the world, and know Him who is from the beginning. They have an unction from the Holy One to know and love the truth. No man can have this highest title of the sons of God, but he who has a correspondent character. And therefore he adds, we know that we shall... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 John 3:16-18

1 John 3:16-18Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren, Lofty ideals perilous unless appliedEven the world sees that the Incarnation of Jesus Christ has very practical results.Even the Christmas which the world keeps is fruitful in two of these results--forgiving and giving. Love, charity (as we rather prefer to say), in its effects upon all our relations to others, is the beautiful subject of this section of... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 John 3:16

16 Hereby perceive we the love of God , because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. Ver. 16. Because he laid down ] See Trapp on " Joh 15:13 " See Trapp on " Rom 5:8 " We ought also to lay down our lives ] If Pylades can offer to die for Orestes merely for a name, or out of carnal affection at the best; should not Christians lay down their own necks one for another, as Aquila and Priscilla did for Paul? Romans 16:4 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 John 3:16

perceive: 1 John 4:9, 1 John 4:10, Matthew 20:28, John 3:16, John 10:15, John 15:13, Acts 20:28, Romans 5:8, Ephesians 5:2, Ephesians 5:25, Titus 2:13, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 3:18, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 5:9 and we: 1 John 2:6, 1 John 4:11, John 13:34, John 15:12, John 15:13, Romans 16:4, Philippians 2:17, Philippians 2:30 Reciprocal: Genesis 44:33 - instead Leviticus 16:10 - to make Deuteronomy 15:7 - thou shalt Deuteronomy 15:11 - Thou shalt Deuteronomy 15:15 - General... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 John 3:16

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.The word God is not in the original. It was omitted by the apostle just as the particular name is omitted by Mary, when she says to the gardener, "Sir, if thou hast borne him hence;" and by the church, when she says, "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth," Song of Solomon 1:2; in both which places there is a language, a very emphatical language, even in silence.... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:16

16. Of God, as the italics indicate, is not in the Greek, and should be omitted. He has no antecedent, and refers to our true Abel, the unnamed Jesus. Between him, the Unnamed, and Cain is a solemn contrast; the latter exemplifies what hate is in its completion, the former the consummation of love. As hate is the element that murders a brother, so love is the element that would die for a brother. read more