1 John 5 Summary - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary
F I R S T J O H N.
CHAP. V.
In this chapter the apostle asserts, I. The dignity of believers, ver. 1. II. Their obligation to love, and the trial of it, ver. 1-3. III. Their victory, 1Jn 5:4; 1Jn 5:5. IV. The credibility and confirmation of their faith, ver. 6-10. V. The advantage of their faith in eternal life, ver. 11-13. VI. The audience of their prayers, unless for those who have sinned unto death, ver. 14-17. VII. The preservation from sin and Satan, ver. 18. VIII. Their happy distinction from the world, ver. 19. IX. Their true knowledge of God (ver. 20), upon which they must depart from idols, ver. 21.
Consult other comments:
1 John 5:0 - Barclay Daily Study Bible
1 John 5:0 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
1 John 5:0 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
1 John 5:0 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
1 John 5:0 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary
1 John 5:0 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
1 John 5:0 - 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.