In this (εν τουτω). As already shown. A life of sin is proof that one is a child of the devil and not of God. This is the line of …

In this the children of God are manifest, etc. That is, this provides a test of their true character. The test is found in doing righteous…

The consequence of the divine birth on human conduct (1 John 3:4–10).—This paragraph is an expansion of the thought of [Reference 1 Joh…

For his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the de…

This verse reveals the heart of the entire section and furnishes a transition to the next one. John is not concerned with a theoretical considerati…

Whoever does not practice righteousness. To do righteousness and to do sin are here set in opposition to each other. Then, practicing righ…

In this the children of God are manifest
By regenerating grace, and not sinning, in the sense before explained, in c…

The sons of God know that their Lord is of purer eyes than to allow anything unholy and impure to dwell with Him. It is the hope of hypocrites, not…