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Jesus is the True God
Commentators overwhelmingly see this verse as a climactic declaration of Jesus's divinity. Most scholars argue that the phrase 'This is the true God, and eternal life' refers directly to Jesus Christ. John is not just saying Jesus leads to God; he is affirming that Jesus is the true God, the source of eternal life.
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1 John
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Albert Barnes
On 1 John 5:20
18th Century
Theologian
And we know that the Son of God is come. We know this by the evidence that John had referred to in this epistle, 1 John 1:1–4;…
AT Robertson
On 1 John 5:20
Is come (ηκε). Present active indicative, but the root has a perfect sense, "has come." See εξηλθον κα ηκω in Joh 8:42.
Charles Ellicott
On 1 John 5:18–21
19th Century
Bishop
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SOME PRACTICAL POINTS RECAPITULATED (1 John 5:18–21).
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God’s sons do not sin ([Reference 1 …
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 John 5:18–21
19th Century
Preacher
But he that is begotten of God keeps himself, and that wicked one touches him not. And we knew that we are of God, and the whole world lies in …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 John 5:20
John’s third and final affirmation is in fact the summary of the letter. It affirms the point of dispute with the false teachers. Christian faith h…
John Calvin
On 1 John 5:20
16th Century
Theologian
And we know that the Son of God is come. As the children of God are assailed on every side, he, as we have said, encourages and exhorts th…
John Gill
On 1 John 5:20
17th Century
Pastor
And we know that the Son of God is come
That the second Person in the Godhead, who is equal to the Father, and of th…
Matthew Henry
On 1 John 5:18–21
17th Century
Minister
All mankind is divided into two parties or dominions; that which belongs to God, and that which belongs to the wicked one. True believers belong to…