1 John 5:3 KJV — MannaFest

1 John 5:3

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

KJV

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ASV

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

WEB

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

YLT

for this is the love of God, that His commands we may keep, and His commands are not burdensome;

DBT

For this is the love ofGod, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.

About this book

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1 John — The aged apostle writes to churches in Asia Minor facing docetic teachers who deny the incarnation. Three tests interweave through five short chapters: walk in the light, love the brethren, confess Jesus come in the flesh.

Author: The apostle John — same author as the Gospel of John and 2/3 John; early church unanimous
Date: Late 1st century, c. AD 85–95, likely written from Ephesus

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43 verses on the floor

John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Deuteronomy 6:5
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Matthew 11:30
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
John 15:10
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
John 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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Or, This is the love of God, that, as thereby we are determined to obedience, and to keep the commandments of God, so his commandments are thereby made easy and pleasant to us. The lover of God says, " O how I love thy law!

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

this is--the love of God consists in this. not grievous--as so many think them. It is "the way of the transgressor" that "is hard." What makes them to the regenerate "not grievous," is faith which "overcometh the world" (1Jo 5:4): in proportion as faith is strong, the grievousness of God's commandments to the rebellious flesh is overcome.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

1JN 5:3JHN 14:15 1JN 2:3-5
1JN 5:3JHN 14:15 1JN 5:2-3
1JN 5:3JHN 14:15 JHN 14:21-24
1JN 5:3JHN 14:15 2JN 1:6
1JN 5:3JHN 14:15 JHN 15:10-14
1JN 5:3JHN 15:10 JHN 14:15
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1JN 5:3JHN 15:10 1JN 2:5
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1JN 5:3DEU 7:9 HEB 10:23

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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