Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - 1 John 4:1

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - 1 John 4:1 - 4:1

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - 1 John 4:1 - 4:1

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1Jn 2:29 to 1Jn 5:12. GOD IS LOVE

There seems to be no serious break in the Epistle from this point onwards until we reach the concluding verses which form a sort of summary (1Jn 5:13-21). The key-word ‘love’ is distributed, and not very unevenly, over the whole, from 1Jn 3:1 to 1Jn 5:3. Subdivisions, however, exist and will be pointed out as they occur. The next two subdivisions may be marked thus; The Children of God and the Children of the Devil (1Jn 2:29 to 1Jn 3:12); Love and Hate (1Jn 3:13-24). The two, as we shall find, are closely linked together, and might be placed under one heading, thus; The Righteousness of the Children of God in their relation to the Hate of the World (1Jn 2:29 to 1Jn 3:24).