circa AD 48–96
Letters to the Churches
Paul and other apostles write to strengthen, correct, and encourage the scattered churches across the Roman world.
- 1 John 4:3c. AD 90
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
- 1 John 4:4c. AD 90
¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
- 1 John 4:5c. AD 90
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
- 1 John 4:6c. AD 90
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
- 1 John 4:7c. AD 90
¶ Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
- 1 John 4:8c. AD 90
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
- 1 John 4:9c. AD 90
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
- 1 John 4:10c. AD 90
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
- 1 John 4:11c. AD 90
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
- 1 John 4:12c. AD 90
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
- 1 John 4:13c. AD 90
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
- 1 John 4:14c. AD 90
¶ And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
- 1 John 4:15c. AD 90
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
- 1 John 4:16c. AD 90
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
- 1 John 4:17c. AD 90
¶ Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
- 1 John 4:18c. AD 90
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.
- 1 John 4:19c. AD 90
We love him, because he first loved us.
- 1 John 4:20c. AD 90
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
- 1 John 4:21c. AD 90
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
- 1 John 5:1c. AD 90
¶ Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
- 1 John 5:2c. AD 90
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
- 1 John 5:3c. AD 90
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
- 1 John 5:4c. AD 90
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
- 1 John 5:5c. AD 90
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
- 1 John 5:6c. AD 90
¶ This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.