I write (γραφω). Present active indicative, repeated three times, referring to this Epistle. For "the name" see 3:23; [Reference 3…

I write to you, little children. There has been much difference of opinion among commentators regarding this verse and the three following…

THE THINGS THEY MUST NOT LOVE IF THEY WALKED IN THE LIGHT (1 John 2:12–17).—The solemnity of the thoughts of 1 John 2:9; [R…

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness,…

“Dear children” (GK 5448) is the author’s favorite term for the congregation of believers as a whole. Under this rubric he offers the most basic an…

Little children. This is still a general declaration, for he does not address only those of a young age, but by little children h…

I write to you, little children
By whom the apostle means in common all the saints he writes to, whom he afterwards …

As Christians have their distinct conditions, so they have specific duties; but there are commands and obedience required of all, particularly mutu…