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Not that (ουχ οτ)
--but that (αλλ' οτ). Sharp contrast as in Joh 7:22; 2 Corinthians 7:9; Php …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Herein is love. In this great gift is the highest expression of love, as if it had done all that it can do.
Not that we loved G…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
THE PERFECT LOVE THE SUREST TEST (1 John 4:7–21).
Fraternal love the nece ary product of the true knowledge of God,…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The author now distinguishes agape love from any love claimed by the false teachers. It is not that “we loved God” (3:17; 4:20), as his opponents c…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Herein is love. He amplifies God’s love with another reason: that He gave us His own Son at the time when we were enemies, as Paul teaches…
John Gill
JohnGill
Herein is love
The love of God, free love, love that cannot be matched: herein it is manifested, as before; this is …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The Spirit of God is the Spirit of love. The one who does not love the image of God in His people has no saving knowledge of God. For it is God's n…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson