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I John, your brother and partaker with you in tribulation and kingdom and patience [which are] in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

I John (Εγω Ιωανης).Song of Solomon 22:8. In apocalyptic literature the personality of the writer is always prominent …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I John, who also am your brother. Your Christian brother; who am a fellow-Christian with you. The reference here is doubtless to the membe…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I John, who also am your brother...—More literally, I, John, your brother and fellow partner in the tribulation and kingdom an…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. I John, who al…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

This verse begins a third introduction in which the author again identifies himself as John and adds significant information about where and when t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I, John, who also am your brother
Here begins the narrative of the visions and prophecies of this book, the former v…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It was the apostle's comfort that he did not suffer as an evil-doer, but for the testimony of Jesus, for bearing witne to Christ as the Immanuel, t…

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