a3:11-22
bJohn 13:34
c3:12-13
dGen 4:8
eMatt 5:21-22
f3:14
gRom 6:23
hJas 5:20
iRev 21:8

‏ 1 John 3:10-14

Summary for 1John 3:11-22: 3:11-22  a John now focuses on the believers’ need to love one another (see John 13:34  b).
Summary for 1John 3:12-13: 3:12-13  c Cain had been doing what was evil: Cain was jealous that Abel received approval from God; this jealousy led to murder (Gen 4:8  d). Hatred is judged, just as the outward act that results from it (see Matt 5:21-22  e).
3:14  f Having love for our brothers and sisters who are believers is tangible evidence that we have experienced rebirth in Christ and will have eternal life rather than death (i.e., condemnation; see Rom 6:23  g; Jas 5:20  h; Rev 21:8  i).
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