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A murderer (ανθρωποκτονος). Old compound (Euripides) from ανθρωπος (man) and κτεινω (to kill), a man-killer, in N.T. only here and…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
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…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
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…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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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Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
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 …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
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…
John Gill
JohnGill
Whosoever hates his brother is a murderer
A soul murderer, as the Ethiopic version renders it; not only of himself, …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson