1 John 3:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

We know

1 John 2:3

1 John 5:2

2 Corinthians 5:1

We have

Luke 15:24

John 5:24

Ephesians 2:1

Because

General references

1 John 4:21

Bible References

We know

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

We have

for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.

"Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,

Because

He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.

This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

"The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

"This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

Let brotherly love continue.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

General references

"You shall not murder.

for I was hungry, and you didn't give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

"I command these things to you, that you may love one another.

This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.