1 John 1 Summary - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary
F I R S T J O H N.
CHAP. I.
Evidence given concerning Christ's person and excellency, 1Jn 1:1; 1Jn 1:2. The knowledge thereof gives us communion with God and Christ (ver. 3), and joy, ver. 4. A description of God, ver. 5. How we are thereupon to walk, ver. 6. The benefit of such walking, ver. 7. The way to forgiveness, ver. 9. The evil of denying our sin, ver. 8-10.
Consult other comments:
1 John 1:0 - Barclay Daily Study Bible
1 John 1:0 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
1 John 1:0 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
1 John 1:0 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
1 John 1:0 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary
1 John 1:0 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
1 John 1:0 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary
Matthew Henry (1662 - 1714) was a Presbyterian minister in England who began his commentary on the Bible in 1704. He completed his work up to the end of Acts before his death. Afterwards, his ministerial friends completed the work from Henry’s notes and writings.