1 John 3:23 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²³And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

1 John 3:23 —

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Cross-References

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John 6:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
John 15:12
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 23-24)

The apostle, having mentioned keeping the commandments, and pleasing God, as the qualification of effectual petitioners in and with Heaven, here suitably proceeds, I. To represent to us what those commandments primarily and summarily are; they are comprehended in this double one: And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he ga…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 23)

23. Summing up of God’s commandments under the Gospel dispensation in one commandment. this is his commandment--singular: for faith and love are not separate commandments, but are indissolubly united. We cannot truly love one another without faith in Christ, nor can we truly believe in Him without love. believe--once for all; Greek aorist. on the name of his Son--on all that is revealed in the Gos…