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1 John 4 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)

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1 αγαπητοι μη παντι πνευματι πιστευετε αλλα δοκιμαζετε τα πνευματα ει εκ του θεου εστιν οτι πολλοι ψευδοπροφηται εξεληλυθασιν εισ τον κοσμον 2 εν τουτω γινωσκεται το πνευμα του θεου παν πνευμα ο ομολογει ιησουν χριστον εν σαρκι εληλυθοτα εκ του θεου εστιν 3 και παν πνευμα ο μη ομολογει ιησουν χριστον εν σαρκι εληλυθοτα εκ του θεου ουκ εστιν και τουτο εστιν το του αντιχριστου ο ακηκοατε οτι ερχεται και νυν εν τω κοσμω εστιν ηδη 4 υμεισ εκ του θεου εστε τεκνια και νενικηκατε αυτουσ οτι μειζων εστιν ο εν υμιν η ο εν τω κοσμω 5 αυτοι εκ του κοσμου εισιν δια τουτο εκ του κοσμου λαλουσιν και ο κοσμοσ αυτων ακουει 6 ημεισ εκ του θεου εσμεν ο γινωσκων τον θεον ακουει ημων οσ ουκ εστιν εκ του θεου ουκ ακουει ημων εκ τουτου γινωσκομεν το πνευμα τησ αληθειασ και το πνευμα τησ πλανησ 7 αγαπητοι αγαπωμεν αλληλουσ οτι η αγαπη εκ του θεου εστιν και πασ ο αγαπων εκ του θεου γεγεννηται και γινωσκει τον θεον 8 ο μη αγαπων ουκ εγνω τον θεον οτι ο θεοσ αγαπη εστιν 9 εν τουτω εφανερωθη η αγαπη του θεου εν ημιν οτι τον υιον αυτου τον μονογενη απεσταλκεν ο θεοσ εισ τον κοσμον ινα ζησωμεν δι αυτου 10 εν τουτω εστιν η αγαπη ουχ οτι ημεισ ηγαπησαμεν τον θεον αλλ οτι αυτοσ ηγαπησεν ημασ και απεστειλεν τον υιον αυτου ιλασμον περι των αμαρτιων ημων 11 αγαπητοι ει ουτωσ ο θεοσ ηγαπησεν ημασ και ημεισ οφειλομεν αλληλουσ αγαπαν 12 θεον ουδεισ πωποτε τεθεαται εαν αγαπωμεν αλληλουσ ο θεοσ εν ημιν μενει και η αγαπη αυτου τετελειωμενη εστιν εν ημιν 13 εν τουτω γινωσκομεν οτι εν αυτω μενομεν και αυτοσ εν ημιν οτι εκ του πνευματοσ αυτου δεδωκεν ημιν 14 και ημεισ τεθεαμεθα και μαρτυρουμεν οτι ο πατηρ απεσταλκεν τον υιον σωτηρα του κοσμου 15 οσ αν ομολογηση οτι ιησουσ εστιν ο υιοσ του θεου ο θεοσ εν αυτω μενει και αυτοσ εν τω θεω 16 και ημεισ εγνωκαμεν και πεπιστευκαμεν την αγαπην ην εχει ο θεοσ εν ημιν ο θεοσ αγαπη εστιν και ο μενων εν τη αγαπη εν τω θεω μενει και ο θεοσ εν αυτω μενει 17 εν τουτω τετελειωται η αγαπη μεθ ημων ινα παρρησιαν εχωμεν εν τη ημερα τησ κρισεωσ οτι καθωσ εκεινοσ εστιν και ημεισ εσμεν εν τω κοσμω τουτω 18 φοβοσ ουκ εστιν εν τη αγαπη αλλ η τελεια αγαπη εξω βαλλει τον φοβον οτι ο φοβοσ κολασιν εχει ο δε φοβουμενοσ ου τετελειωται εν τη αγαπη 19 ημεισ αγαπωμεν αυτον οτι αυτοσ πρωτοσ ηγαπησεν ημασ 20 εαν τισ ειπη οτι αγαπω τον θεον και τον αδελφον αυτου μιση ψευστησ εστιν ο γαρ μη αγαπων τον αδελφον αυτου ον εωρακεν τον θεον ον ουχ εωρακεν πωσ δυναται αγαπαν 21 και ταυτην την εντολην εχομεν απ αυτου ινα ο αγαπων τον θεον αγαπα και τον αδελφον αυτου

Cross references (21)

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  1. 1 1 Thessalonians 5:21; 2 Peter 2:1; 1 Timothy 4:1; Proverbs 14:15; 2 John 7
  2. 2 John 1:14; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 John 5:1; 1 John 4:3
  3. 3 1 John 2:22; 2 John 7; 1 John 2:18; 2 Thessalonians 2:3–8
  4. 4 Romans 8:31; 1 John 5:4; Romans 8:37; 1 John 4:16; 1 Corinthians 2:12
  5. 5 John 8:23; 2 Peter 2:2–3; John 17:14; John 3:31; John 17:16
  6. 6 John 14:17; John 10:27; 1 Corinthians 2:12–14; John 15:26; 1 John 4:1
  7. 7 1 John 4:20–5:1; 1 John 4:8; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 John 2:10; Galatians 5:22
  8. 8 1 John 4:16; 1 John 4:7; Psalm 86:15; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Psalm 86:5
  9. 9 John 3:16; 1 John 5:11; Romans 8:32; 1 John 4:10; John 6:57
  10. 10 Ephesians 2:4–5; Romans 5:8–10; 1 John 4:19; 1 John 2:2; John 15:16
  11. 11 John 15:12–13; Colossians 3:13; John 13:34; 1 John 3:23; Luke 10:37
  12. 12 John 1:18; 1 John 2:5; 1 John 4:17–18; 1 Timothy 6:16; 1 John 4:20
  13. 13 1 John 3:24; Ephesians 2:20–22; 1 Corinthians 3:16–17; Galatians 5:22–25; 1 Corinthians 2:12
  14. 14 1 John 4:10; John 3:16–17; John 4:42; John 1:14; John 1:29
  15. 15 Romans 10:9; Matthew 10:32; 1 John 5:5; 1 John 3:24; 1 John 4:2
  16. 16 1 John 3:24; Psalm 36:7–9; 1 John 3:1; Psalm 18:1–3; 1 John 4:8–10
  17. 17 1 John 4:12; 1 John 2:28; Romans 8:29; 1 John 3:3; 1 John 2:5
  18. 18 2 Timothy 1:7; Romans 8:15; 1 John 4:12; Luke 1:74–75; Hebrews 12:28
  19. 19 1 John 4:10; John 3:16; John 15:16; 2 Corinthians 5:14–15; Titus 3:3–5
  20. 20 1 John 3:17; 1 John 2:9; 1 John 4:12; 1 John 2:4; 1 John 2:11
  21. 21 Matthew 22:37–39; Leviticus 19:18; 1 John 3:11; Galatians 5:14; 1 Peter 3:8

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary 4:4 Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the First Epistle of John (Homily VII)

    So is this world to all the faithful seeking their own country, as was the desert to the people Israel. They wandered indeed as yet, and were seeking their own country: but with God for their guide they could not wander astray. Their way was God's bidding.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 4:3 Polycarp of Smyrna, Epistle to the Philippians (The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians)

    "For whosoever does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, is antichrist;" and whosoever does not confess the testimony of the cross, is of the devil; and whosoever perverts the oracles of the Lord to his own lusts, and says that there is neither a resurrection nor a judgment, he is the first-born of Satan.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 4:18 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XIV, Chapter 9)

    For that fear of which the Apostle John says, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love," --that fear is not of the same kind as the Apostle Paul felt lest the Corinthians should be seduced by the subtlety of the serpent; for …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 4:18 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XIV)

    … to the soldiers, fear not, but to you; as for them, let them be afraid, that, taught by experience, they may bear witness and say, Truly this was the Son of God; but you ought not to be afraid, for perfect love casteth out fear.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 4:18 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XXI, Chapters 22–24)

    They fear God, indeed, but it is with that servile fear "which is not in love; for perfect love casteth out fear." Therefore to them that hope in Him He perfecteth His sweetness, inspiring them with His own love, so that with a holy fear, which love does not cast out, but which endureth for ever, they may, when they …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)