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Job responds again.
The tenor of Job's response is almost sarcastic. As if he feels that the friends do not understand his problems at all. So far have they moved in the discussions. Those who came to help are now viewed as adversaries.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2001 Reply to Peter
21:3 Job has lost all confidence in his friends - he sees their words as mocking. We, likewise, can easily alienate the friends we are trying to 'help' with our advice.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Peter
JOB'S QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WICKED
Job's reply was full of questions for his friends. They believed that the wicked would be instantly punished but Job was out to prove otherwise. His questions leave us in no doubt that many of the wicked really do prosper.
"Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?"
"How often does calamity come upon them, the fate God allots in his anger?"
"How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale?"
Yes, Job was right. The wicked do seem to prosper and get away with it in this life. And conversely, the righteous often seem, like Job, to suffer. It doesn't seem fair. But God has promised that there will be a day when he will judge the living and the dead. So even though the righteous and the wicked seem to have the same end - death, they will both be raised and judged. The wicked will be punished, be separated from God forever and die, but the righteous will be exalted and given eternal life. Which group will you be in?
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
Job speaks against Zophar's philosophy, contradicting the idea that wicked people receive their punishment in this life. Job obviously believes in the Judgement, at the day of resurrection (Job 22:23-30).
David Simpson [Worcester (UK)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to David
Zophar's coarseness made it apparent to Job that every argument his friends had used were pointed directly at him, and that, if he were to survive these attacks, he must come down from the realm of high principle and set about examining the facts! In this chapter he does just that, as he replies to Zophar's speech.
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to John
The wicked do prosper in this life. Job concedes this, but still cannot come to terms with the reason that he, a man of godly integrity, has been treated so miserably. Compare a similar enquiry of the faithful, mistreated prophet Jeremiah (Jer 12:1).
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2007 Reply to Michael
We have all seen those who prosper in this life, and yet thumb their noses at God. But, all their gain will be given to someone else when they die (Psa 49:10). There is nothing else for the wicked but death. Believers of the Truth should never be jealous of such people. True believers have the hope of eternal life (Titus 1:2; 3:7). The wicked have eternal death. Their reward occurs only in this life. Sometimes the LORD will smite the wicked, and sometimes He will let them prosper. Everything happens according to His wisdom which we can hardly discern (Isa 55:9). And so, we should keep our eyes on the prize, which is acceptance into the Kingdom. Let us be rich towards the LORD rather than seeking riches in this life (Luke 12:16-21).
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2008 Reply to Michael
22:22-26 Job’s comment that two individuals might have totally different lives is so true. And it follows that looking at the life of an individual is not a reliable way to establish whether they were godly or not – though maybe we do that ourselves.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2020 Reply to Peter
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1. But Job <347> answered <6030>(8799) and said <559>(8799),
2. Hear <8085>(8798) diligently <8085>(8800) my speech <4405>, and let this be your consolations <8575>.
3. Suffer <5375>(8798) me that I may speak <1696>(8762); and after <310> that I have spoken <1696>(8763), mock on <3932>(8686).
4. As for me, is my complaint <7879> to man <120>? and if it were so, why should not my spirit <7307> be troubled <7114>(8799)?
5. Mark <6437>(8798) me, and be astonished <8074>(8713), and lay <7760>(8798) your hand <3027> upon your mouth <6310>.
6. Even when I remember <2142>(8804) I am afraid <926>(8738), and trembling <6427> taketh hold on <270>(8804) my flesh <1320>.
7. Wherefore do the wicked <7563> live <2421>(8799), become old <6275>(8804), yea, are mighty <1396>(8804) in power <2428>?
8. Their seed <2233> is established <3559>(8737) in their sight <6440> with them, and their offspring <6631> before their eyes <5869>.
9. Their houses <1004> are safe <7965> from fear <6343>, neither is the rod <7626> of God <433> upon them.
10. Their bull <7794> gendereth <5674>(8765), and faileth <1602>(8686) not; their cow <6510> calveth <6403>(8762), and casteth not her calf <7921>(8762).
11. They send forth <7971>(8762) their little ones <5759> like a flock <6629>, and their children <3206> dance <7540>(8762).
12. They take <5375>(8799) the timbrel <8596> and harp <3658>, and rejoice <8055>(8799) at the sound <6963> of the organ <5748>.
13. They spend <3615>(8762)(8675) <1086>(8762) their days <3117> in wealth <2896>, and in a moment <7281> go down <2865>(8735)(8676) <5181>(8799) to the grave <7585>.
14. Therefore they say <559>(8799) unto God <410>, Depart <5493>(8798) from us; for we desire <2654>(8804) not the knowledge <1847> of thy ways <1870>.
15. What is the Almighty <7706>, that we should serve <5647>(8799) him? and what profit <3276>(8686) should we have, if we pray <6293>(8799) unto him?
16. Lo, their good <2898> is not in their hand <3027>: the counsel <6098> of the wicked <7563> is far <7368>(8804) from me.
17. How oft is the candle <5216> of the wicked <7563> put out <1846>(8799)! and how oft cometh <935>(8799) their destruction <343> upon them! God distributeth <2505>(8762) sorrows <2256> in his anger <639>.
18. They are as stubble <8401> before <6440> the wind <7307>, and as chaff <4671> that the storm <5492> carrieth away <1589>(8804).
19. God <433> layeth up <6845>(8799) his iniquity <205> for his children <1121>: he rewardeth <7999>(8762) him, and he shall know <3045>(8799) it.
20. His eyes <5869> shall see <7200>(8799) his destruction <3589>, and he shall drink <8354>(8799) of the wrath <2534> of the Almighty <7706>.
21. For what pleasure <2656> hath he in his house <1004> after <310> him, when the number <4557> of his months <2320> is cut off in the midst <2686>(8795)?
22. Shall any teach <3925>(8762) God <410> knowledge <1847>? seeing he judgeth <8199>(8799) those that are high <7311>(8802).
23. One dieth <4191>(8799) in his full <8537> strength <6106>, being wholly at ease <7946> and quiet <7961>.
24. His breasts <5845> are full <4390>(8804) of milk <2461>, and his bones <6106> are moistened <8248>(8792) with marrow <4221>.
25. And another dieth <4191>(8799) in the bitterness <4751> of his soul <5315>, and never eateth <398>(8804) with pleasure <2896>.
26. They shall lie down <7901>(8799) alike <3162> in the dust <6083>, and the worms <7415> shall cover <3680>(8762) them.
27. Behold, I know <3045>(8804) your thoughts <4284>, and the devices <4209> which ye wrongfully imagine <2554>(8799) against me.
28. For ye say <559>(8799), Where is the house <1004> of the prince <5081>? and where are the dwelling <4908> places <168> of the wicked <7563>?
29. Have ye not asked <7592>(8804) them that go <5674>(8802) by the way <1870>? and do ye not know <5234>(8762) their tokens <226>,
30. That the wicked <7451> is reserved <2820>(8735) to the day <3117> of destruction <343>? they shall be brought forth <2986>(8714) to the day <3117> of wrath <5678>.
31. Who shall declare <5046>(8686) his way <1870> to his face <6440>? and who shall repay <7999>(8762) him what he hath done <6213>(8804)?
32. Yet shall he be brought <2986>(8714) to the grave <6913>, and shall remain <8245>(8799) in the tomb <1430>.
33. The clods <7263> of the valley <5158> shall be sweet <4985>(8804) unto him, and every man <120> shall draw <4900>(8799) after <310> him, as there are innumerable <4557> before <6440> him.
34. How then comfort <5162>(8762) ye me in vain <1892>, seeing in your answers <8666> there remaineth <7604>(8738) falsehood <4604>?
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In reading this verse from the Aramaic vs. I was surprised to read, "Oh the famous city, the saved city; the city of Jonah."
I went and gathered all the various versions of the Bible from all the bookcases in my house and put them on the bottom two shelves next to my computer desk. I found in the Septuagint this. "Alas, the glorious and ransomed city."
Quite a bit different from the same verse in other versions. It was indeed glorious and ransomed when it repented in sackcloth and ashes in the time of Jonah, but as time passed, the new generation forgot.
Lessons here for us to pass the light on to succeeding generations.
Jean Cheetham [Moorestown New Jersey (US)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to Jean
The first part of this chapter is a diatribe against Jerusalem. The second part, from v.8 until the end, is a picture of the LORD's retribution to the offensive nations; and the gathering in of Jews to be part of the Kingdom ruled by Jesus. 7th. century BC Jerusalem was a loathsome place of iniquity; but Jerusalem, in the Kingdom, will be a place of rejoicing.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2008 Reply to Michael
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1. Woe <1945> to her that is filthy <4754>(8802) and polluted <1351>(8737), to the oppressing <3238>(8802) city <5892>!
2. She obeyed <8085>(8804) not the voice <6963>; she received <3947>(8804) not correction <4148>; she trusted <982>(8804) not in the LORD <3068>; she drew not near <7126>(8804) to her God <430>.
3. Her princes <8269> within <7130> her are roaring <7580>(8802) lions <738>; her judges <8199>(8802) are evening <6153> wolves <2061>; they gnaw not the bones <1633>(8804) till the morrow <1242>.
4. Her prophets <5030> are light <6348>(8802) and treacherous <900> persons <582>: her priests <3548> have polluted <2490>(8765) the sanctuary <6944>, they have done violence <2554>(8804) to the law <8451>.
5. The just <6662> LORD <3068> is in the midst <7130> thereof; he will not do <6213>(8799) iniquity <5766>: every morning <1242> doth he bring <5414>(8799) his judgment <4941> to light <216>, he faileth <5737>(8738) not; but the unjust <5767> knoweth <3045>(8802) no shame <1322>.
6. I have cut off <3772>(8689) the nations <1471>: their towers <6438> are desolate <8074>(8738); I made their streets <2351> waste <2717>(8689), that none passeth by <5674>(8802): their cities <5892> are destroyed <6658>(8738), so that there is no man <376>, that there is none inhabitant <3427>(8802).
7. I said <559>(8804), Surely thou wilt fear <3372>(8799) me, thou wilt receive <3947>(8799) instruction <4148>; so their dwelling <4583> should not be cut off <3772>(8735), howsoever <834> <3605> I punished <6485>(8804) them: but <403> they rose early <7925>(8689), and corrupted <7843>(8689) all their doings <5949>.
8. Therefore wait <2442>(8761) ye upon me, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>, until the day <3117> that I rise up <6965>(8800) to the prey <5706>: for my determination <4941> is to gather <622>(8800) the nations <1471>, that I may assemble <6908>(8800) the kingdoms <4467>, to pour <8210>(8800) upon them mine indignation <2195>, even all my fierce <2740> anger <639>: for all the earth <776> shall be devoured <398>(8735) with the fire <784> of my jealousy <7068>.
9. For then will I turn <2015>(8799) to the people <5971> a pure <1305>(8803) language <8193>, that they may all call <7121>(8800) upon the name <8034> of the LORD <3068>, to serve <5647>(8800) him with one <259> consent <7926>.
10. From beyond <5676> the rivers <5104> of Ethiopia <3568> my suppliants <6282>, even the daughter <1323> of my dispersed <6327>(8803), shall bring <2986>(8686) mine offering <4503>.
11. In that day <3117> shalt thou not be ashamed <954>(8799) for all thy doings <5949>, wherein thou hast transgressed <6586>(8804) against me: for then I will take away <5493>(8686) out of the midst <7130> of thee them that rejoice <5947> in thy pride <1346>, and thou shalt no more <3254>(8686) be haughty <1361>(8800) because of my holy <6944> mountain <2022>.
12. I will also leave <7604>(8689) in the midst <7130> of thee an afflicted <6041> and poor <1800> people <5971>, and they shall trust <2620>(8804) in the name <8034> of the LORD <3068>.
13. The remnant <7611> of Israel <3478> shall not do <6213>(8799) iniquity <5766>, nor speak <1696>(8762) lies <3577>; neither shall a deceitful <8649> tongue <3956> be found <4672>(8735) in their mouth <6310>: for they shall feed <7462>(8799) and lie down <7257>(8804), and none shall make them afraid <2729>(8688).
14. Sing <7442>(8798), O daughter <1323> of Zion <6726>; shout <7321>(8685), O Israel <3478>; be glad <8055>(8798) and rejoice <5937>(8798) with all the heart <3820>, O daughter <1323> of Jerusalem <3389>.
15. The LORD <3068> hath taken away <5493>(8689) thy judgments <4941>, he hath cast out <6437>(8765) thine enemy <341>(8802): the king <4428> of Israel <3478>, even the LORD <3068>, is in the midst <7130> of thee: thou shalt not see <7200>(8799) evil <7451> any more.
16. In that day <3117> it shall be said <559>(8735) to Jerusalem <3389>, Fear <3372>(8799) thou not: and to Zion <6726>, Let not thine hands <3027> be slack <7503>(8799).
17. The LORD <3068> thy God <430> in the midst <7130> of thee is mighty <1368>; he will save <3467>(8686), he will rejoice <7797>(8799) over thee with joy <8057>; he will rest <2790>(8686) in his love <160>, he will joy <1523>(8799) over thee with singing <7440>.
18. I will gather <622>(8804) them that are sorrowful <3013>(8737) for the solemn assembly <4150>, who are of thee, to whom the reproach <2781> of it was a burden <4864>.
19. Behold, at that time <6256> I will undo <6213>(8802) all that afflict <6031>(8764) thee: and I will save <3467>(8689) her that halteth <6760>(8802), and gather <6908>(8762) her that was driven out <5080>(8737); and I will get <7760>(8804) them praise <8416> and fame <8034> in every land <776> where they have been put to shame <1322>.
20. At that time <6256> will I bring <935>(8686) you again, even in the time <6256> that I gather <6908>(8763) you: for I will make <5414>(8799) you a name <8034> and a praise <8416> among all people <5971> of the earth <776>, when I turn back <7725>(8800) your captivity <7622> before your eyes <5869>, saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>.
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3:3 Continuing the point we made in June. Because we are the sons of God we have a responsibility to 'purify' ourselves. This indicates that no matter how we think of ourselves we do need to continue the process of purification.
4:8,16 'God is love' is not just a sentimental comment about God's nature. Rather it is a command to us to love our brethren and sisters. (see 4:20-21)
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Peter
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1. Behold <1492>(5628), what manner <4217> of love <26> the Father <3962> hath bestowed <1325>(5758) upon us <2254>, that <2443> we should be called <2564>(5686) the sons <5043> of God <2316>: therefore <1223> <5124> the world <2889> knoweth <1097>(5719) us <2248> not <3756>, because <3754> it knew <1097>(5627) him <846> not <3756>.
2. Beloved <27>, now <3568> are we <2070>(5748) the sons <5043> of God <2316>, and <2532> it doth <5319> <0> not yet <3768> appear <5319>(5681) what <5101> we shall be <2071>(5704): but <1161> we know <1492>(5758) that <3754>, when <1437> he shall appear <5319>(5686), we shall be <2071>(5704) like <3664> him <846>; for <3754> we shall see <3700>(5695) him <846> as <2531> he is <2076>(5748).
3. And <2532> every man <3956> that hath <2192>(5723) this <5026> hope <1680> in <1909> him <846> purifieth <48>(5719) himself <1438>, even as <2531> he <1565> is <2076>(5748) pure <53>.
4. Whosoever <3956> committeth <4160>(5723) sin <266> transgresseth <4160>(5719) <458> <0> also <2532> the law <458>: for <2532> sin <266> is <2076>(5748) the transgression of the law <458>.
5. And <2532> ye know <1492>(5758) that <3754> he <1565> was manifested <5319>(5681) to <2443> take away <142>(5661) our <2257> sins <266>; and <2532> in <1722> him <846> is <2076>(5748) no <3756> sin <266>.
6. Whosoever <3956> abideth <3306>(5723) in <1722> him <846> sinneth <264>(5719) not <3756>: whosoever <3956> sinneth <264>(5723) hath <3708> <0> not <3756> seen <3708>(5758) him <846>, neither <3761> known <1097>(5758) him <846>.
7. Little children <5040>, let <4105> <0> no man <3367> deceive <4105>(5720) you <5209>: he that doeth <4160>(5723) righteousness <1343> is <2076>(5748) righteous <1342>, even as <2531> he <1565> is <2076>(5748) righteous <1342>.
8. He that committeth <4160>(5723) sin <266> is <2076>(5748) of <1537> the devil <1228>; for <3754> the devil <1228> sinneth <264>(5719) from <575> the beginning <746>. For <1519> this purpose <5124> the Son <5207> of God <2316> was manifested <5319>(5681), that <2443> he might destroy <3089>(5661) the works <2041> of the devil <1228>.
9. Whosoever <3956> is born <1080>(5772) of <1537> God <2316> doth <4160>(5719) not <3756> commit sin <266>; for <3754> his <846> seed <4690> remaineth <3306>(5719) in <1722> him <846>: and <2532> he cannot <3756> <1410>(5736) sin <264>(5721), because <3754> he is born <1080>(5769) of <1537> God <2316>.
10. In <1722> this <5129> the children <5043> of God <2316> are <2076>(5748) manifest <5318>, and <2532> the children <5043> of the devil <1228>: whosoever <3956> doeth <4160>(5723) not <3361> righteousness <1343> is <2076>(5748) not <3756> of <1537> God <2316>, neither <2532> he that loveth <25>(5723) not <3361> his <848> brother <80>.
11. For <3754> this <3778> is <2076>(5748) the message <31> that <3739> ye heard <191>(5656) from <575> the beginning <746>, that <2443> we should love <25>(5725) one another <240>.
12. Not <3756> as <2531> Cain <2535>, who was <2258>(5713) of <1537> that wicked one <4190>, and <2532> slew <4969>(5656) his <848> brother <80>. And <2532> wherefore <5484> <5101> slew <4969>(5656) he him <846>? Because <3754> his own <846> works <2041> were <2258>(5713) evil <4190>, and <1161> his <846> brother's <80> righteous <1342>.
13. Marvel <2296>(5720) not <3361>, my <3450> brethren <80>, if <1487> the world <2889> hate <3404>(5719) you <5209>.
14. We know <1492>(5758) that <3754> we <2249> have passed <3327>(5758) from <1537> death <2288> unto <1519> life <2222>, because <3754> we love <25>(5719) the brethren <80>. He that loveth <25>(5723) not <3361> his brother <80> abideth <3306>(5719) in <1722> death <2288>.
15. Whosoever <3956> hateth <3404>(5723) his <848> brother <80> is <2076>(5748) a murderer <443>: and <2532> ye know <1492>(5758) that <3754> no <3756> <3956> murderer <443> hath <2192>(5719) eternal <166> life <2222> abiding <3306>(5723) in <1722> him <846>.
16. Hereby <1722> <5129> perceive we <1097>(5758) the love <26> of God, because <3754> he <1565> laid down <5087>(5656) his <848> life <5590> for <5228> us <2257>: and <2532> we <2249> ought <3784>(5719) to lay down <5087>(5721) our lives <5590> for <5228> the brethren <80>.
17. But <1161> whoso <3739> <302> hath <2192>(5725) this world's <2889> good <979>, and <2532> seeth <2334>(5725) his <848> brother <80> have <2192>(5723) need <5532>, and <2532> shutteth up <2808>(5661) his <848> bowels <4698> of compassion from <575> him <846>, how <4459> dwelleth <3306>(5719) the love <26> of God <2316> in <1722> him <846>?
18. My <3450> little children <5040>, let us <25> <0> not <3361> love <25>(5725) in word <3056>, neither <3366> in tongue <1100>; but <235> in deed <2041> and <2532> in truth <225>.
19. And <2532> hereby <1722> <5129> we know <1097>(5719) that <3754> we are <2070>(5748) of <1537> the truth <225>, and <2532> shall assure <3982>(5692) our <2257> hearts <2588> before <1715> him <846>.
20. For <3754> if <1437> our <2257> heart <2588> condemn us <2607>(5725), <3754> God <2316> is <2076>(5748) greater <3187> than our <2257> heart <2588>, and <2532> knoweth <1097>(5719) all things <3956>.
21. Beloved <27>, if <3362> <0> our <2257> heart <2588> condemn <2607>(5725) us <2257> not <3362>, then have we <2192>(5719) confidence <3954> toward <4314> God <2316>.
22. And <2532> whatsoever <3739> <1437> we ask <154>(5725), we receive <2983>(5719) of <3844> him <846>, because <3754> we keep <5083>(5719) his <846> commandments <1785>, and <2532> do <4160>(5719) those things that are pleasing <701> in his <846> sight <1799>.
23. And <2532> this <3778> is <2076>(5748) his <846> commandment <1785>, That <2443> we should believe <4100>(5661) on the name <3686> of his <846> Son <5207> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, and <2532> love <25>(5725) one another <240>, as <2531> he gave <1325>(5656) us <2254> commandment <1785>.
24. And <2532> he that keepeth <5083>(5723) his <846> commandments <1785> dwelleth <3306>(5719) in <1722> him <846>, and <2532> he <846> in <1722> him <846>. And <2532> hereby <1722> <5129> we know <1097>(5719) that <3754> he abideth <3306>(5719) in <1722> us <2254>, by <1537> the Spirit <4151> which <3739> he hath given <1325>(5656) us <2254>.
1. Beloved <27>, believe <4100>(5720) not <3361> every <3956> spirit <4151>, but <235> try <1381>(5720) the spirits <4151> whether <1487> they are <2076>(5748) of <1537> God <2316>: because <3754> many <4183> false prophets <5578> are gone out <1831>(5758) into <1519> the world <2889>.
2. Hereby <1722> <5129> know ye <1097>(5719)(5720) the Spirit <4151> of God <2316>: Every <3956> spirit <4151> that confesseth <3670>(5719) that Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> is come <2064>(5756) in <1722> the flesh <4561> is <2076>(5748) of <1537> God <2316>:
3. And <2532> every <3956> spirit <4151> that <3739> confesseth <3670>(5719) not <3361> that Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> is come <2064>(5756) in <1722> the flesh <4561> is <2076>(5748) not <3756> of <1537> God <2316>: and <2532> this <5124> is <2076>(5748) that spirit of antichrist <500>, whereof <3739> ye have heard <191>(5754) that <3754> it should come <2064>(5736); and even <2532> now <3568> already <2235> is it <2076>(5748) in <1722> the world <2889>.
4. Ye <5210> are <2075>(5748) of <1537> God <2316>, little children <5040>, and <2532> have overcome <3528>(5758) them <846>: because <3754> greater <3187> is he that is <2076>(5748) in <1722> you <5213>, than <2228> he that is in <1722> the world <2889>.
5. They <846> are <1526>(5748) of <1537> the world <2889>: therefore <1223> <5124> speak they <2980>(5719) of <1537> the world <2889>, and <2532> the world <2889> heareth <191>(5719) them <846>.
6. We <2249> are <2070>(5748) of <1537> God <2316>: he that knoweth <1097>(5723) God <2316> heareth <191>(5719) us <2257>; he that <3739> is <2076>(5748) not <3756> of <1537> God <2316> heareth <191>(5719) not <3756> us <2257>. Hereby <1537> <5127> know we <1097>(5719) the spirit <4151> of truth <225>, and <2532> the spirit <4151> of error <4106>.
7. Beloved <27>, let us love <25>(5725) one another <240>: for <3754> love <26> is <2076>(5748) of <1537> God <2316>; and <2532> every one <3956> that loveth <25>(5723) is born <1080>(5769) of <1537> God <2316>, and <2532> knoweth <1097>(5719) God <2316>.
8. He that loveth <25>(5723) not <3361> knoweth <1097>(5627) not <3756> God <2316>; for <3754> God <2316> is <2076>(5748) love <26>.
9. In <1722> this <5129> was manifested <5319>(5681) the love <26> of God <2316> toward <1722> us <2254>, because <3754> that God <2316> sent <649>(5758) his <848> only begotten <3439> Son <5207> into <1519> the world <2889>, that <2443> we might live <2198>(5661) through <1223> him <846>.
10. Herein <1722> <5129> is <2076>(5748) love <26>, not <3754> that <3756> we <2249> loved <25>(5656) God <2316>, but <235> that <3754> he loved <25>(5656) us <2248>, and <2532> sent <649>(5656) his <848> Son <5207> to be the propitiation <2434> for <4012> our <2257> sins <266>.
11. Beloved <27>, if <1487> God <2316> so <3779> loved <25>(5656) us <2248>, we <2249> ought <3784>(5719) also <2532> to love <25>(5721) one another <240>.
12. No man <3762> hath seen <2300>(5766) God <2316> at any time <4455>. If <1437> we love <26> one another <240>, God <2316> dwelleth <3306>(5719) in <1722> us <2254>, and <2532> his <846> love <25>(5725) is <2076>(5748) perfected <5048>(5772) in <1722> us <2254>.
13. Hereby <1722> <5129> know we <1097>(5719) that <3754> we dwell <3306>(5719) in <1722> him <846>, and <2532> he <846> in <1722> us <2254>, because <3754> he hath given <1325>(5758) us <2254> of <1537> his <848> Spirit <4151>.
14. And <2532> we <2249> have seen <2300>(5766) and <2532> do testify <3140>(5719) that <3754> the Father <3962> sent <649>(5758) the Son <5207> to be the Saviour <4990> of the world <2889>.
15. Whosoever <3739> <302> shall confess <3670>(5661) that <3754> Jesus <2424> is <2076>(5748) the Son <5207> of God <2316>, God <2316> dwelleth <3306>(5719) in <1722> him <846>, and <2532> he <846> in <1722> God <2316>.
16. And <2532> we <2249> have known <1097>(5758) and <2532> believed <4100>(5758) the love <26> that <3739> God <2316> hath <2192>(5719) to <1722> us <2254>. God <2316> is <2076>(5748) love <26>; and <2532> he that dwelleth <3306>(5723) in <1722> love <26> dwelleth <3306>(5719) in <1722> God <2316>, and <2532> God <2316> in <1722> him <846>.
17. Herein <1722> <5129> is our <3326> <2257> love <26> made perfect <5048>(5769), that <2443> we may have <2192>(5725) boldness <3954> in <1722> the day <2250> of judgment <2920>: because <3754> as <2531> he <1565> is <2076>(5748), so <2532> are <2070>(5748) we <2249> in <1722> this <5129> world <2889>.
18. There is <2076>(5748) no <3756> fear <5401> in <1722> love <26>; but <235> perfect <5046> love <26> casteth <906>(5719) out <1854> fear <5401>: because <3754> fear <5401> hath <2192>(5719) torment <2851>. <1161> He that feareth <5399>(5740) is <5048> <0> not <3756> made perfect <5048>(5769) in <1722> love <26>.
19. We <2249> love <25>(5719)(5725) him <846>, because <3754> he <846> first <4413> loved <25>(5656) us <2248>.
20. If <1437> a man <5100> say <2036>(5632), <3754> I love <25>(5719) God <2316>, and <2532> hateth <3404>(5725) his <848> brother <80>, he is <2076>(5748) a liar <5583>: for <1063> he that loveth <25>(5723) not <3361> his <848> brother <80> whom <3739> he hath seen <3708>(5758), how <4459> can <1410>(5736) he love <25>(5721) God <2316> whom <3739> he hath <3708> <0> not <3756> seen <3708>(5758)?
21. And <2532> this <5026> commandment <1785> have we <2192>(5719) from <575> him <846>, That <2443> he who loveth <25>(5723) God <2316> love <25>(5725) his <848> brother <80> also <2532>.