Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
Book of 1 John
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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] We know what real love is because Christ gave up his life for us. And so we also ought to give up our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:17 DSN -> Synopsis on 3:17 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:17 JFB -> Commentary on 3:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:17 PNT -> Commentary on 3:17 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:17 TSK -> Commentary on 3:17 TSK -> Entry for 3:17 WEN -> Notes on 3:17 NTB -> Alms; Beneficence; Bowels; Commandments; Fraternity; Kindness; Liberality; Love; Poor; Riches; Righteousness; Selfishness; Wicked (People) TTT -> Compassion and Sympathy; Liberality; Love to God; Poor, The; Riches; Selfishness TV -> Devotional using 3:17 TV -> Devotional using 3:17 TV -> Devotional using 3:17 3:17 - [In Context] But if anyone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need and refuses to help – how can God's love be in that person?
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:18 DSN -> Synopsis on 3:18 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:18 JFB -> Commentary on 3:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:18 PNT -> Commentary on 3:18 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:18 TSK -> Commentary on 3:18 TSK -> Entry for 3:18 WEN -> Notes on 3:18 NTB -> Commandments; Kindness; Liberality; Love; Poor; Righteous; Righteousness; Sincerity TTT -> Love to Man; Sincerity TV -> Devotional using 3:18 TV -> Devotional using 3:18 TV -> Devotional using 3:18 TV -> Devotional using 3:18 TV -> Devotional using 3:18 3:18 - [In Context] Dear children, let us stop just saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions.

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; 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; TV - Today's Verse; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible, The New Living Translation copyright © 1996 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved. For more information about the NLT, please click here.