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Text -- 1 John 2:25 (NET)

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2:25 Now this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.
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Robertson , Vincent , Wesley , JFB , Clarke , Calvin , TSK

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Barnes , Poole , Gill

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TSK Synopsis , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Barclay , Constable , College , Lapide

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Robertson: 1Jo 2:25 - -- And this is the promise ( kai hautē estin hē epaggelia ). See 1Jo 1:5 for the same idiom with aggelia (message). This is the only instance of e...

And this is the promise ( kai hautē estin hē epaggelia ).

See 1Jo 1:5 for the same idiom with aggelia (message). This is the only instance of epaggelia in the Johannine writings. Here "the promise"is explained to be "the life eternal"(1Jo 1:2). In Act 1:4 the word is used for the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Robertson: 1Jo 2:25 - -- He promised ( autos epēggeilato ). First aorist middle indicative of epaggellō . Autos (he) is Christ as is seen in 1Jo 3:3 by ekeinos .

He promised ( autos epēggeilato ).

First aorist middle indicative of epaggellō . Autos (he) is Christ as is seen in 1Jo 3:3 by ekeinos .

Vincent: 1Jo 2:25 - -- The promise ( ἡ ἐπαγγελία ) See on Act 1:4.

The promise ( ἡ ἐπαγγελία )

See on Act 1:4.

Vincent: 1Jo 2:25 - -- Eternal life ( τὴν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον ) Lit., the life , the eternal (life).

Eternal life ( τὴν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον )

Lit., the life , the eternal (life).

Wesley: 1Jo 2:25 - -- The Son.

The Son.

Wesley: 1Jo 2:25 - -- If we abide in him.

If we abide in him.

JFB: 1Jo 2:25 - -- Eternal life shall be the permanent consummation of thus abiding in the Son and in the Father (1Jo 2:24).

Eternal life shall be the permanent consummation of thus abiding in the Son and in the Father (1Jo 2:24).

JFB: 1Jo 2:25 - -- Greek, "Himself," Christ, "the Son" (compare 1Jo 1:1).

Greek, "Himself," Christ, "the Son" (compare 1Jo 1:1).

JFB: 1Jo 2:25 - -- (Joh 3:15, Joh 3:36; Joh 6:40, Joh 6:47, Joh 6:57; Joh 17:2-3).

Clarke: 1Jo 2:25 - -- This is the promise - God has promised eternal life to all who believe on Christ Jesus. So they who receive his doctrine, and continue in communion ...

This is the promise - God has promised eternal life to all who believe on Christ Jesus. So they who receive his doctrine, and continue in communion with the Father and the Son, shall have this eternal life.

Calvin: 1Jo 2:25 - -- In the last place, he reminds us that it is real happiness when God dwells in us. The words he uses are ambiguous. They may be rendered, “ This is...

In the last place, he reminds us that it is real happiness when God dwells in us. The words he uses are ambiguous. They may be rendered, “ This is the promise which he has promised to us, even eternal life. ” 73 You may, however, adopt either of these renderings, for the meaning is still the same. The sum of what is said is, that we cannot live otherwise than by nourishing to the end the seed of life sown in our hearts. John insists much on this point, that not only the beginning of a blessed life is to be found in the knowledge of Christ, but also its perfection. But no repetition of it can be too much, since it is well known that it has ever been a cause of ruin to men, that being not content with Christ, they have had a hankering to wander beyond the simple doctrine of the gospel.

TSK: 1Jo 2:25 - -- 1Jo 1:2, 1Jo 5:11-13, 1Jo 5:20; Dan 12:2; Luk 18:30; Joh 5:39, Joh 6:27, Joh 6:47, Joh 6:54, Joh 6:68, Joh 10:28; Joh 12:50, Joh 17:2, Joh 17:3; Rom 2...

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Barnes: 1Jo 2:25 - -- And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life - This is evidently added to encourage them in adhering to the truths which...

And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life - This is evidently added to encourage them in adhering to the truths which they had embraced respecting the Son of God. In maintaining these truths they had the promise of eternal life; in departing from them they had none, for the "promise"of heaven in our world is made only to those who embrace one class of doctrines or opinions. No one can show that any "promise"of heaven is made to the mere possessor of beauty, or wealth, or talent; to the accomplished or the "happy"; to those who are distinguished for science, or skill in the arts; to rank, or birth, or blood; to courage or strength. Whatever expectation of heaven anyone may entertain on account of any of these things, must be traced to something else than a "promise,"for there is none in the Bible to that effect. The "promise"of heaven to people is limited to those who repent of their sins, who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and who lead a holy life; and if anyone will base his hope of heaven on a "promise,"it must be limited to these things. And yet what well-founded hope of heaven "can"there be, except that which is based "on a promise?"How does anyone know that he can be saved, unless he has some assurance from God that it may and shall be so? Is not heaven his home? How does anyone know that he may dwell there, without some assurance from Him that he may? Is not the crown of life His gift? How can anyone know that he will possess it, unless he has some promise from Him? However people may reason, or conjecture, or hope, the only "promise"of eternal life is found in the Bible; and the fact that we have such promise should surely be a sufficient inducement to us to hold fast the truth. On the promise of life in the gospel, see Joh 17:2; Rom 2:6-7; Mar 16:16; Mat 25:46.

Poole: 1Jo 2:25 - -- Which perseverance they are highly encouraged to by the promise of so great a thing as eternal life at length.

Which perseverance they are highly encouraged to by the promise of so great a thing as eternal life at length.

Gill: 1Jo 2:25 - -- And this is the promise that he hath promised us,.... Either God the Father, who is that God that cannot lie, who in the covenant of his grace, before...

And this is the promise that he hath promised us,.... Either God the Father, who is that God that cannot lie, who in the covenant of his grace, before the world began, made this promise unto his people,

even eternal life; which promise, with all others, was put into the hands of Christ, where, with them, it is yea and amen; and also the thing itself promised, where it is hid, and lies safe and secure: or the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who has promised it in the Gospel; for this is the sum of the Gospel declaration, that whoever believes in him shall have everlasting life; and this lies in the knowledge of the Father, and of the Son, and in the enjoyment of them, and conformity to them; wherefore the doctrine respecting them ought to be retained, and firmly adhered to.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Jo 2:25 The promise consists of eternal life, but it is also related to the concept of “remaining” in 2:24. The person who “remains in the S...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: 1Jo 2:1-29 - --1 He comforts them against the sins of infirmity.3 Rightly to know God is to keep his commandments;9 to love our brethren;15 and not to love the world...

MHCC: 1Jo 2:24-29 - --The truth of Christ, abiding in us, is a means to sever from sin, and unites us to the Son of God, Joh 15:3, Joh 15:4. What value should we put upon g...

Matthew Henry: 1Jo 2:20-27 - -- Here, I. The apostle encourages the disciples (to whom he writes) in these dangerous times, in this hour of seducers; he encourages them in the assu...

Barclay: 1Jo 2:24-29 - --John is pleading with his people to abide in the things which they have learned, for, if they do, they will abide in Christ. The great interest of...

Barclay: 1Jo 2:24-29 - --Before we leave this passage we must note two great and practical things in it. (i) In 1Jo 2:28, John urges his people to abide continually in Christ...

Constable: 1Jo 1:5--3:1 - --II. Living in the light 1:5--2:29 "The teaching of 1 John is concerned essentially with the conditions for true ...

Constable: 1Jo 1:8--3:1 - --B. Conditions for living in the light 1:8-2:29 John articulated four fundamental principles that underli...

Constable: 1Jo 2:18-29 - --4. Keeping the Faith 2:18-29 "Since 1:5 the author has been discussing the conditions for living...

Constable: 1Jo 2:24-25 - --Signs of living in the light 2:24-25 John now called on his readers to abide in the true doctrine of Jesus Christ to enable them to abide in fellowshi...

College: 1Jo 2:1-29 - --1 JOHN 2 C. THE ATONING SACRIFICE (2:1-2) 1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who...

Lapide: 1Jo 2:1-29 - --CHAPTER 2 Ver. 1.— My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. At the end of the last chapter it was said that all who wer...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: 1 John (Book Introduction) THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN ABOUT a.d. 85 TO 90 By Way of Introduction Relation to the Fourth Gospel There are few scholars who deny that the Ep...

JFB: 1 John (Book Introduction) AUTHORSHIP.--POLYCARP, the disciple of John [Epistle to the Philippians, 7], quotes 1Jo 4:3. EUSEBIUS [Ecclesiastical History, 3.39] says of PAPIAS, a...

JFB: 1 John (Outline) THE WRITER'S AUTHORITY AS AN EYEWITNESS TO THE GOSPEL FACTS, HAVING SEEN, HEARD, AND HANDLED HIM WHO WAS FROM THE BEGINNING: HIS OBJECT IN WRITING: H...

TSK: 1 John 2 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 1Jo 2:1, He comforts them against the sins of infirmity; 1Jo 2:3, Rightly to know God is to keep his commandments; 1Jo 2:9, to love our b...

Poole: 1 John 2 (Chapter Introduction) JOHN CHAPTER 2

MHCC: 1 John (Book Introduction) This epistle is a discourse upon the principles of Christianity, in doctrine and practice. The design appears to be, to refute and guard against erron...

MHCC: 1 John 2 (Chapter Introduction) (1Jo 2:1, 1Jo 2:2) The apostle directs to the atonement of Christ for help against sinful infirmities. (1Jo 2:3-11) The effects of saving knowledge i...

Matthew Henry: 1 John (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The First Epistle General of John Though the continued tradition of the church attests that this epistl...

Matthew Henry: 1 John 2 (Chapter Introduction) Here the apostle encourages against sins of infirmity (1Jo 2:1, 1Jo 2:2), shows the true knowledge and love of God (1Jo 2:3-6), renews the precept ...

Barclay: 1 John (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST LETTER OF JOHN A Personal Letter And Its Background First John is entitled a letter but it has no opening address nor c...

Barclay: 1 John 2 (Chapter Introduction) A Pastor's Concern (2Jo_2:1-2) Jesus Christ, The Paraclete (2Jo_2:1-2 Continued) Jesus Christ, The Propitiation (2Jo_2:1-2 Continued) The True...

Constable: 1 John (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical Background This epistle does not contain the name of its write...

Constable: 1 John (Outline) Outline I. Introduction: the purpose of the epistle 1:1-4 II. Living in the light 1:5-2:29 ...

Constable: 1 John 1 John Bibliography Bailey, Mark L., and Thomas L. Constable. The New Testament Explorer. Nashville: Word Publi...

Haydock: 1 John (Book Introduction) THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. JOHN, THE APOSTLE. INTRODUCTION. This epistle was always acknowledged for canonical, and written by St. John, the apo...

Gill: 1 John (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 JOHN The author of this epistle was John, the son of Zebedee, the disciple whom Jesus loved: he was the youngest of the apostles,...

Gill: 1 John 2 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 JOHN 2 In this chapter the apostle comforts the saints under a sense of sin; urges them to an observance of the commandments of G...

College: 1 John (Book Introduction) FOREWORD It has been my pleasure to have been associated with Professor Morris Womack since the middle 1960s when we both accepted positions in the L...

College: 1 John (Outline) OUTLINE I. THE WORD OF LIFE - 1:1-4 II. LIFE WITH GOD AND THE WORLD - 1:5-2:27 A. The Way of Light and Darkness - 1:5-7 B. Admitting Our ...

Lapide: 1 John (Book Introduction) PREFACE TO THE FIRST EPISTLE OF S. JOHN. ——o—— I mention three things by way of preface. First, concerning the authority of the Epistle. Se...

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