1 John 5:9-12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 John 5:6-9

The faith of the Christian believer (or the believer in Christ) being thus mighty and victorious, it had need to be well founded, to be furnished with unquestionable celestial evidence concerning the divine mission, authority, and office of the Lord Jesus; and it is so; he brings his credentials along with him, and he brings them in a way by which he came and in the witness that attends him. I. In the way and manner by which he came; not barely by which he came into the world, but by and with... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 John 5:10-13

In those words we may observe, I. The privilege and stability of the real Christian: He that believeth on the Son of God, hath been prevailed with unfeignedly to cleave to him for salvation, hath the witness in himself, 1 John 5:10. He hath not only the outward evidence that others have, but he hath in his own heart a testimony for Jesus Christ. He can allege what Christ and the truth of Christ have done for his soul and what he has seen and found in him. As, 1. He has deeply seen his sin, and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 John 5:9-10

5:9-10 If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne testimony about his Son. He who believes in the Son of God has that testimony within himself. He who does not believe God has made God a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony which God bore to his Son. Behind this passage there are two basic ideas. There is the Old Testament idea of what constitutes an adequate witness. The law was quite clear: "A... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 John 5:11-13

5:11-13 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life and that that life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who has not the Son has not life. I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life. With this paragraph the letter proper comes to an end. What follows is in the nature of a postscript. The end is a statement that the essence of the Christian life is eternal life. The word for eternal is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:9

If we receive the witness of men ,.... The witness of a sufficient number of credible men, of men of good character and report, is always admitted in any case, and in any court of judicature; it was allowed of in the law of Moses; everything was proved and established hereby; upon this men were justified or condemned, cognizance was taken of men's sins, and punishment inflicted, yea, death itself, Deuteronomy 17:6 ; and even in this case concerning the Son of God, his coming into the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:10

He that believeth on the Son of God ,.... As a divine person who came in the flesh, and obeyed the law, and brought in everlasting righteousness, and obtained life and salvation for men: he that with the heart believes in him for righteousness, and eternal life, he being the Son of God, truly and properly God, and so able to save all that believe in him, hath the witness in himself ; of the need he stands in of Christ, and of the suitableness, fulness, and excellency of him; the Spirit... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:11

And this is the record ,.... The sum and substance of it, with respect to the person of Christ, and the security of salvation in him, who is the true God, and eternal life: that God hath given to us eternal life ; which is a life of glory and happiness hereafter; in the present state is unseen, but will in the world to come be a life of vision, free from all the sorrows and imperfections of this; and will be of the utmost perfection and pleasure, and for ever. This is a pure free grace... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:12

He that hath the Son ,.... Has a spiritual and experimental knowledge of him, true faith in him; who has him dwelling in his heart, and living in him: hath life : not only spiritual life, being quickened by him, and living by faith on him, but eternal life; the knowledge he has of him is eternal life; he has it in faith and hope, and has a right unto it, and the earnest of it, as well as has it in Christ his representative, whom he has, and in whom this life is: and he that hath not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 5:9

If we receive the witness of men - Which all are obliged to do, and which is deemed a sufficient testimony to truth in numberless cases; the witness of God is greater - he can neither be deceived nor deceive, but man may deceive and be deceived. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 5:10

He that believeth on the Son of God - This is God's witness to a truth, the most important and interesting to mankind. God has witnessed that whosoever believeth on his Son shall be saved, and have everlasting life; and shall have the witness of it in himself, the Spirit bearing witness with his spirit that he is a child of God. To know, to feel his sin forgiven, to have the testimony of this in the heart from the Holy Spirit himself, is the privilege of every true believer in Christ. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 John 5:6-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 John 5:10-13

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 John 5:9-10

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 John 5:11-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 5:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 5:10

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