That God gave (οτ εδωκεν ο θεος). Declarative οτ in apposition with μαρτυρια as in verse 14; John 3:19. Note aorist act…

And this is the record. This is the sum, or the amount, of the testimony (marturia) which God has given concern…

FAITH THE TEST OF LOVE (1 John 5:1–12)

• Its power (1 John 5:1–5).
• The evidence on which i…

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

That Jesus is God’s Son is established by God’s own witness from the time of Jesus’ baptism up to and including his suffering and death. It is a te…

That God hath given us eternal life. Having now set forth the benefit, He invites us to believe. It is, indeed, a reverence due to God, to…

And this is the record
The sum and substance of it, with respect to the person of Christ, and the security of salvat…

Nothing can be more absurd than the conduct of those who doubt as to the truth of Christianity, while in the common affairs of life they do not hes…