13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
And 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.
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: …
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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…
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