1Jo 2:23 | JFB | STEP | 23. Greek, "Every one who denieth the Son, hath not the Father either" ( ): "inasmuch as God hath given Himself to us wholly to be enjoyed in Christ" [CALVIN ]. he — that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. These words ought not to be in italics, as though they were not in the original: for the oldest Greek manuscripts have them. hath —namely, in his abiding possession as his "portion"; by living personal "fellowship." acknowledgeth

1 John 2:23

23. Greek, "Every one who denieth the Son, hath not the Father either" (1Jo 4:2, 3): "inasmuch as God hath given Himself to us wholly to be enjoyed in Christ" [CALVIN].

he—that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. These words ought not to be in italics, as though they were not in the original: for the oldest Greek manuscripts have them.

hath—namely, in his abiding possession as his "portion"; by living personal "fellowship."

acknowledgeth—by open confession of Christ.