23Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father:(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
I and my Father are one.
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-27)Here, I. The apostle encourages the disciples (to whom he writes) in these dangerous times, in this hour of seducers; he encourages them in the assurance of their stability in this day of apostasy: But you have an unction from the Holy One, and you know all things. We see, 1. The blessing wherewith they were enriched—an unguent from heaven: You have an unction . True Christians are anointed ones,…
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