The New American Standard Bible
Book of 1 John
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:1 DSN -> Synopsis on 3:1 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:1 JFB -> Commentary on 3:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:1 PNT -> Commentary on 3:1 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:1 SRN -> Study Notes on 3:1 TSK -> Commentary on 3:1 TSK -> Entry for 3:1 WEN -> Notes on 3:1 NTB -> Adoption; Blindness; Church; God; God (continued); Image; Jesus, The Christ; Persecution TTT -> Adoption; Love of God, The; Titles and Names of Saints EBD -> Son of God SPG -> Devotional using 3:1 TV -> Devotional using 3:1 TV -> Devotional using 3:1 3:1 - [In Context|Original Greek] See how F13 R106 great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children R107 of God; and {such} we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it R108 did not know Him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:16 DSN -> Synopsis on 3:16 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:16 JFB -> Commentary on 3:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:16 PNT -> Commentary on 3:16 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:16 TSK -> Commentary on 3:16 TSK -> Entry for 3:16 WEN -> Notes on 3:16 NTB -> Commandments; Example; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Love; Suffering; Wicked (People) TTT -> Example of Christ, The; Life, Natural; Love of Christ, The 3:16 - [In Context|Original Greek] We know love by this, that He R147 laid down His life for us; and we R148 ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. R149
FOOTNOTES: F13: Lit what kind of love
CROSS REFERENCES: R106: John 3:16; 1 John 4:10 R107: John 1:12; 11:52; Romans 8:16; 1 John 3:2,10 R108: John 15:18,21; 16:3 R147: John 10:11; 15:13 R148: Philippians 2:17; 1 Thessalonians 2:8 R149: 1 John 2:9

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; Copyright Statement - The New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995; Audio Recording Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, (P) 1989 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. Used by permission. For usage information, please read the NASB Copyright Statement.