E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 John 3:8
from the beginning . See 1 John 1:1 and John 8:44 . Son of God . App-98 . destroy . Greek. luo . Compare John 2:19 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 John 3:9
born = begotten. remaineth . The same as "abideth", 1 John 3:6 . cannot = is not ( App-105 ) able to read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 3:8
he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.The devil ... Any willful or continual commission of deeds which are contrary to the will of God reveals the sinner for what he is, a child of the devil. Significantly, John, like all of the holy apostles, accepted without question Jesus' teaching regarding the malignant ruler of this world's darkness. John's teaching here is... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 3:9
Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.Whosoever is begotten of God ... This is a reference to the new birth, as indicated in the KJV, "born of God," and as rendered in the New Catholic Bible and the New English Bible (1961).Doeth no sin ... As long as one who has believed in Christ, repented of sin, and been baptized into Christ, and in consequence of such obedience has received the earnest of the Holy... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 3:8
1 John 3:8. He that committeth sin, &c.— Or, who liveth in sin, says Heylin. The original is a Hebraism, importing a habit of sin. Limborch imagines the phase sinneth from the beginning, to refer to repeated acts of sin, and a continued course of it, which preceded Satan's expulsion from heaven. But it seems that the use of the present tense implies a continuance in a course of sin. See John 8:44-47; John 15:27. The word λυση, rendered, he might destroy, is expressive, and leads us to look... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 3:9
1 John 3:9. Whosoever is born of God, &c.— "Whoever he be that is a partaker of the divine nature by the regenerating Spirit,is no longer a doer or practiser of iniquity; for that divine principle of grace, which is infused into him, has an abiding root and residence in him, to rule and govern him; and he has such a thorough hatred of all iniquity, that he cannot love or live in sin; because he, as a child of God, and born of the Spirit, has received a principle of grace, which wills and... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 3:8
8. He that committeth sin is of the devil—in contrast to "He that doeth righteousness," 1 John 3:7. He is a son of the devil (1 John 3:10; John 8:44). John does not, however, say, "born of the devil." as he does "born of God," for "the devil begets none, nor does he create any; but whoever imitates the devil becomes a child of the devil by imitating him, not by proper birth" [AUGUSTINE, Ten Homilies on the First Epistle of John, Homily 4.10]. From the devil there is not generation, but... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 3:9
9. Whosoever is born of God—literally, "Everyone that is begotten of God." doth not commit sin—His higher nature, as one born or begotten of God, doth not sin. To be begotten of God and to sin, are states mutually excluding one another. In so far as one sins, he makes it doubtful whether he be born of God. his seed—the living word of God, made by the Holy Spirit the seed in us of a new life and the continual mean of sanctification. remaineth—abideth in him (compare Note, see on :-; John 5:38).... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 John 3:7-8
Evidently the false teachers were in danger of deceiving John’s readers by telling them the opposite of what the apostles said here. John’s point was two-fold: conduct manifests spiritual relationship (cf. 1 John 2:29), and God hates sin (cf. 1 John 3:5). A sinner’s sinning has its source in the devil."By saying that the person who is a determined sinner (in the sense suggested by 1 John 3:6) ’belongs to the devil,’ John is in the first place drawing on the background of Genesis 3 (1-15), where... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 John 3:1-10
3:1-5:5 THE LIFE OF LOVERight behaviour for God’s children (3:1-10)John cannot find words to express his feelings when he considers the great love God has shown in making sinful people his children. They now think and act according to the nature of their heavenly Father, with the result that unbelievers, who think and act according to the world’s standards, cannot understand them (3:1). God’s children know little about the nature of life in the world to come, but they know at least that in some... read more