A murderer (ανθρωποκτονος). Old compound (Euripides) from ανθρωπος (man) and κτεινω (to kill), a man-killer, in N.T. only here and…

Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, etc. That is, he has the spirit of a murderer; he has that which, if it were acted out, would lea…

BROTHERLY LOVE THE NECESSARY FLOWER OF THE DIVINE LOVE IN THE DIVINE BIRTH (1 John 3:11–18).—In 1 John 2:10, St. Joh…

Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren.

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Here John links hatred with murder (cf. Matthew 5:21–22). In the heart there is no difference; to hate is to despise, and murder is the …

Is a murderer — To stimulate us further to love, he shows how detestable hatred is before God. There is no one who does not dread a murder…

Whosoever hates his brother is a murderer
A soul murderer, as the Ethiopic version renders it; not only of himself, …

We should love the Lord Jesus, value his love, and therefore love all our brothers and sisters in Christ. This love is the special fruit of our fai…