Faith Is the Victory over the World

51 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born [1] of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

Other Translations of 1 John 5:1

New International Version

Faith Is the Victory over the World

51 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.

English Standard Version

Faith Is the Victory over the World

51 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.

The Message

Faith Is the Victory over the World

51 Every person who believes that Jesus is, in fact, the Messiah, is God-begotten. If we love the One who conceives the child, we'll surely love the child who was conceived.

New King James Version

Faith Is the Victory over the World

51 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.

New Living Translation

Faith Is the Victory over the World

51 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 John 5:1

Commentary on 1 John 5:1-5

(Read 1 John 5:1-5)

True love for the people of God, may be distinguished from natural kindness or party attachments, by its being united with the love of God, and obedience to his commands. The same Holy Spirit that taught the love, will have taught obedience also; and that man cannot truly love the children of God, who, by habit, commits sin or neglects known duty. As God's commands are holy, just, and good rules of liberty and happiness, so those who are born of God and love him, do not count them grievous, but lament that they cannot serve him more perfectly. Self-denial is required, but true Christians have a principle which carries them above all hinderances. Though the conflict often is sharp, and the regenerate may be cast down, yet he will rise up and renew his combat with resolution. But all, except believers in Christ, are enslaved in some respect or other, to the customs, opinions, or interests of the world. Faith is the cause of victory, the means, the instrument, the spiritual armour by which we overcome. In and by faith we cleave to Christ, in contempt of, and in opposition to the world. Faith sanctifies the heart, and purifies it from those sensual lusts by which the world obtains sway and dominion over souls. It has the indwelling Spirit of grace, which is greater than he who dwells in the world. The real Christian overcomes the world by faith; he sees, in and by the life and conduct of the Lord Jesus on earth, that this world is to be renounced and overcome. He cannot be satisfied with this world, but looks beyond it, and is still tending, striving, and pressing toward heaven. We must all, after Christ's example, overcome the world, or it will overcome us to our ruin.

13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Other Translations of 1 John 4:13

New International Version

13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.

English Standard Version

13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

The Message

13 This is how we know we're living steadily and deeply in him, and he in us: He's given us life from his life, from his very own Spirit.

New King James Version

13 By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

New Living Translation

13 And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 John 4:13

Commentary on 1 John 4:7-13

(Read 1 John 4:7-13)

The Spirit of God is the Spirit of love. He that does not love the image of God in his people, has no saving knowledge of God. For it is God's nature to be kind, and to give happiness. The law of God is love; and all would have been perfectly happy, had all obeyed it. The provision of the gospel, for the forgiveness of sin, and the salvation of sinners, consistently with God's glory and justice, shows that God is love. Mystery and darkness rest upon many things yet. God has so shown himself to be love, that we cannot come short of eternal happiness, unless through unbelief and impenitence, although strict justice would condemn us to hopeless misery, because we break our Creator's laws. None of our words or thoughts can do justice to the free, astonishing love of a holy God towards sinners, who could not profit or harm him, whom he might justly crush in a moment, and whose deserving of his vengeance was shown in the method by which they were saved, though he could by his almighty Word have created other worlds, with more perfect beings, if he had seen fit. Search we the whole universe for love in its most glorious displays? It is to be found in the person and the cross of Christ. Does love exist between God and sinners? Here was the origin, not that we loved God, but that he freely loved us. His love could not be designed to be fruitless upon us, and when its proper end and issue are gained and produced, it may be said to be perfected. So faith is perfected by its works. Thus it will appear that God dwells in us by his new-creating Spirit. A loving Christian is a perfect Christian; set him to any good duty, and he is perfect to it, he is expert at it. Love oils the wheels of his affections, and sets him on that which is helpful to his brethren. A man that goes about a business with ill will, always does it badly. That God dwells in us and we in him, were words too high for mortals to use, had not God put them before us. But how may it be known whether the testimony to this does proceed from the Holy Ghost? Those who are truly persuaded that they are the sons of God, cannot but call him Abba, Father. From love to him, they hate sin, and whatever disagrees with his will, and they have a sound and hearty desire to do his will. Such testimony is the testimony of the Holy Ghost.