1 John 5:3

1 John 5:3

1 Whoever believes that ^aJesus is the Christ is ^bborn of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and ^akeep His commandments.

3 ^aFor this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And ^bHis commandments are not burdensome.

4 For ^awhatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that ^bhas overcome the world—our faith.

5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but ^ahe who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

The Certainty of God’s Witness

6 This is He who came ^aby water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. ^bAnd it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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This (auth)

—that (ina). Explanatory use of ina with auth, as in John 17:3, to show what "the love of God" (I John 4:9, I John 4:12) in the objective sense is, not mere declamatory boasting (I John 4:20), but obedience to God's commands, "that we keep on keeping (present active subjunctive as in I John 2:3) his commandments." This is the supreme test.

Are not grievous (bareiai ouk eisin). "Not heavy," the adjective in Matthew 23:4 with fortia (burdens), with lupoi (wolves) in Acts 20:29, of Paul's letters in II Corinthians 10:10, of the charges against Paul in Acts 25:7. Love for God lightens his commands.

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