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No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

No one hath beheld God at any time (θεον ουδεις πωποτε τεθεατα). Perfect middle indicative of θεαομα (John 1:14). Almo…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

No man hath seen God at any time (John 1:18), where the same declaration occurs. This statement seems to be made here to intro…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

in this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that some might live through him.…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Here most commentators see a reference to the false teachers who may have claimed “visions” of God—visions through which their own knowledge was me…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

No man has seen God. These same words are found in the first chapter of John’s Gospel (John 1); but John the Baptist did not h…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

No man has seen God at any time
The same is said by the Evangelist John, (John 1:18) ; but here it is ob…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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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