1 John 3:2-3 ESV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 3:2

1 John 3:2. Beloved It is a most certain and joyful truth, that now are we, who believe on God’s Son with our heart unto righteousness; the children of God And, persevering in that faith, we shall be acknowledged as such before men and angels in the day of final accounts; a truth which draws after it a long train of glorious consequences. For the happy condition we shall be in hereafter exceeds all that we can now conceive; and it doth not yet appear Even to ourselves, though... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 3:3

1 John 3:3. And every man that hath this hope in him An expectation of seeing Christ as he is, built on a solid foundation, namely, the foundation of being a child and heir of God; purifieth himself By applying to, and confiding in, the purifying blood of Christ, with a penitent, believing heart; by earnestly praying for and receiving the purifying Spirit of God; by obeying the purifying word, (1 Peter 1:22,) and by exercising purifying faith in the truths and promises of the gospel, Acts... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 John 3:1-10

3:1-5:5 THE LIFE OF LOVERight behaviour for God’s children (3:1-10)John cannot find words to express his feelings when he considers the great love God has shown in making sinful people his children. They now think and act according to the nature of their heavenly Father, with the result that unbelievers, who think and act according to the world’s standards, cannot understand them (3:1). God’s children know little about the nature of life in the world to come, but they know at least that in some... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 John 3:2

Beloved . App-135 . the . Omit. not yet . Greek. oupo . but . The texts omit. know . App-132 . see . App-133 . as = even as. Compare 1 John 2:6 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 John 3:3

in = upon ( App-104 .), i.e. set, or fixed on. purifieth . Greek. hagnizo. See Acts 21:24 . even as . See 1 John 2:6 . pure . Greek. hagnos. See 2 Corinthians 7:11 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 3:2

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.It is not yet made manifest what we shall be ... Sinclair thought that John made this statement in response to questions which Christians had raised regarding their future state; and it may well be true. People have always been curious regarding such things; "But we cannot say. It is not good for us to know."[9]... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 3:3

And everyone that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.And everyone that hath this hope set on him ... The RSV is a better translation: "Everyone who thus hopes in him." This means, "everyone who hopes in Christ." The great obligation of every person "in Christ" is to exhibit the righteousness and purity so perfectly exemplified in him.There is another glimpse in this of the "perfection" that God requires of his children. Being as pure as Christ is pure is the same as... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 3:2

1 John 3:2. Now are we the sons of God, &c.— In 1Jn 3:1 the apostle says, the world knew them not. Here he intimates, that they themselves did not fully comprehend what glory and felicity was implied in their being sons of God, and heirs of his eternal inheritance. It is observable, that these are the words of John; of him who had not only so familiarly conversed with Christ on this sublime and delightful subject, but had seen his transfigurationwhen Moses and Elias appeared in such... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 3:3

1 John 3:3. That hath this hope— The phrase Ο εχων, signifies, he that keepeth, holdeth, or retaineth: he purifies himself; consequently he is not like a stone, or like a machine, which is entirely passive: God, it is true, gives him all the power by imparting his grace unto him; and this is the use which he is obliged to make of it. It is not said that he purifies himself, as Jesus Christ purifies himself; Jesus Christ was never polluted with any immorality, he therefore has no occasion to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 3:2

2. Beloved—by the Father, and therefore by me. now—in contrast to "not yet." We now already are really sons, though not recognized as such by the world, and (as the consequence) we look for the visible manifestation of our sonship, which not yet has taken place. doth not yet appear—Greek, "it hath not yet ('at any time,' Greek aorist) been visibly manifested what we shall be"—what further glory we shall attain by virtue of this our sonship. The "what" suggests a something inconceivably... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 3:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 3:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 John 3:1-10

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 John 3:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 John 3:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 3:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 John 3:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 3:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 John 3:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 John 3:2

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