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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Beloved, if God so loved us,.... As to send his Son to be a propitiatory sacrifice for our sins, and to obtain eternal…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another - Because he is so much exalted above us, and if he has…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
If God so loved us - Without any reason or consideration on our part, and without any desert in us; we ought also, in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 John 4:7-13
As the Spirit of truth is known by doctrine (thus spirits are to be tried), it is known by love likewise; and so here…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Beloved For the sixth and last time the Apostle uses this appropriate address: see on 1Jn 3:2. No address of any kind…
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