14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.
14 The way we know we've been transferred from death to life is that we love our brothers and sisters. Anyone who doesn't love is as good as dead.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
14 If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 John 3:14
Commentary on 1 John 3:11-15
(Read 1 John 3:11-15)
We should love the Lord Jesus, value his love, and therefore love all our brethren in Christ. This love is the special fruit of our faith, and a certain sign of our being born again. But none who rightly know the heart of man, can wonder at the contempt and enmity of ungodly people against the children of God. We know that we are passed from death to life: we may know it by the evidences of our faith in Christ, of which love to our brethren is one. It is not zeal for a party in the common religion, or affection for those who are of the same name and sentiments with ourselves. The life of grace in the heart of a regenerate person, is the beginning and first principle of a life of glory, whereof they must be destitute who hate their brother in their hearts.