The book of 1 john 4 11

The author of the first epistle is termed john the evangelist, who most scholars believe is not the same as john the apostle. John 11, new international version niv the bible app. Dear friends, since god so loved us, we also ought to love one another. About one in every 50 words is a form of lovethat makes for about 52 mentions of love in just five short chapters. John 11 new international version niv the death of lazarus. Although the first epistle of john does not bear any authors name it was never seriously doubted that the apostle john is the author of this epistle as well as of the fourth gospel.

Beloved, if god loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. This summary of the book of 1 john provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 john. Instead, believers are to compare what they hear to the basic truths of the gospel. There is no scholarly consensus as to the authorship of the johannine works.

Beloved, if god so loved us, we also ought to love one another. John then returns to the theme of love, explaining how believer ought to live out. He was from bethany, the village of mary and her sister martha. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary.

Watch our overview video on the letters of john, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. If we love one another, god dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that god sent his only. The first epistle of john, often referred to as first john and written 1 john or i john, is the first of the johannine epistles of the new testament, and the fourth of the catholic epistles.