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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:12

Not as Cain - Men should not act to each other as Cain did to his brother Abel. He murdered him because he was better than himself. But who was Cain? Εκ του πονηρου ην , he was of the devil. And who are they who, through pride, lust of power, ambition, gain, etc., murder each other in wars and political contentions? Εκ του πονηρου εισι . To attempt to justify the principle, and excuse the instigators, authors, abettors, etc., of such wars, is as vain as it is wicked. They are opposed to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:13

Marvel not - if the world hate you - Expect no better treatment from unconverted Jews and Gentiles than Abel received from his wicked and cruel brother. This was a lesson to the Church, preparatory to martyrdom. Expect neither justice nor mercy from the men who are enemies of God. They are either full of malice and envy, hateful, hating one another, or they are specious, hollow, false, and deceitful. "A foe to God was ne'er true friend to Man." read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:14

We know that we have passed from death unto life - Death and life are represented here as two distinct territories, states, or kingdoms, to either of which the inhabitants of either may be removed. This is implied in the term μεταβεβηκαμεν , from μετα , denoting change of place, and βαινω , I go. It is the same figure which St. Paul uses, Colossians 1:13 ; : Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love. The believers to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:15

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer - He has the same principle in him which was in Cain, and it may lead to the same consequences. No murderer hath eternal life - Eternal life springs from an indwelling God; and God cannot dwell in the heart where hatred and malice dwell. This text has been quoted to prove that no murderer can be saved. This is not said in the text; and there have been many instances of persons who have been guilty of murder having had deep and genuine... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:11

Verse 11 10Whosoever doeth not righteousness. To do righteousness and to do sin, are here set in opposition the one to the other. Then, to do righteousness is no other thing than to fear God from the heart, and to walk in his commandments as far as human weakness will permit; for though righteousness in a strict sense is a perfect keeping of the law, from which the faithful are always far off; yet as offenses and fallings are not imputed to them by God, righteousness is that imperfect obedience... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:12

Verse 12 12Not as Cain This is another confirmation, taken from what is contrary; for in the reprobate and the children of the devil hatred reigns, and it holds, as it were, the chief place in their life; and he brings forward Cain as an instance. It served in the meantime to give them consolation, as he at length concluded by saying, Marvel not, if the world hate you. This explanation ought to be carefully noticed, for men ever blunder as to the way of living, because they make holiness to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:14

Verse 14 14We know. He commends love to us by a remarkable eulogy, because it is an evidence of a transition from death to life. It hence follows that if we love the brethren we are blessed, but that we are miserable if we hate them. There is no one who does not wish to be freed and delivered from death. Those then who by cherishing hatred willingly give themselves up to death, must be extremely stupid and senseless. But when the Apostle says, that it is known by love that we have passed into... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:15

Verse 15 15Is a murderer To stimulate us still more to love, he shews how detestable before God is hatred. There is no one who dreads not a murderer; nay, we all execrate the very name. But the Apostle declares that all who hate their brethren are murderers. He could have said nothing more atrocious; nor is what is said hyperbolical, for we wish him to perish whom we hate. It does not matter if a man keeps his hands from mischief; for the very desire to do harm, as well as the attempt, is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 3:1-12

Righteousness and sin in relation to children of God. I. RIGHTEOUSNESS INSEPARABLE FROM BEING CHILDREN OF GOD . 1 . -Present inner nature. 2 . Future glory. 3 . Action in view of the future. "And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he [that One] is pure." The future glory is a matter of hope to us, arising out of our present consciousness of sonship, our present experience of assimilation to God. It is a hope that rests for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 3:1-24

(1) The evidence of sonship. Righteousness. read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 3:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 3:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 John 3:1-24

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