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1 John 5:16
If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death; I do not say that he shall pray for it.
If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death; I do not say that he shall pray for it.
Verse 16. _A SIN_ WHICH IS _NOT UNTO DEATH_] This is an extremely difficult passage, and has been variously interpreted. What is the _sin not unto death_, for which we _should ask_, and life shall be...
IF A MAN SEE HIS BROTHER SIN A SIN ... - From the general assurance that God hears prayer, the apostle turns to a particular case in which it may be benevolently and effectually employed, in rescuing...
VI. CONCLUSION CHAPTER 5:14-21 The conclusion of this great Epistle mentions first the practical confidence which a believer may have, the outcome of that relationship and fellowship with the Father...
CONCLUSION. A reminder of the writer's purpose, an assertion of the value and also the limitations of intercessory prayer, and a summary of the teaching of the epistle. 1 JOHN 5:13. THAT. LIFE: John...
If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which is not a sin whose end is death, he will ask life for him and he will give it to him, that is, to those whose sin is not a sin whose end is death. There...
LOVE WITHIN THE DIVINE FAMILY (1 John 5:1-2)...
ANY MAN. any one. App-123. SEE. App-133. SIN. sinning. App-128. SIN. App-128. UNTO. App-104. A. Omit. PRAY. App-134. FOR. concerning. App-104. IT. that. The sin unto death was one that might re...
Conclusion and Summary Some modern writers consider that 1 John 5:13 constitutes the conclusion of the Epistle, the remainder (14 21) being a postscript or appendix, analogous to chap. 21. of the Gos...
-The prayer of faith" is all-prevailing when it is in accordance with God's will. This is the sole limit as regards prayer on our own behalf. Is there any other limit in the case of prayer on behalf o...
Intercessory Love the Fruit of Faith and of the Possession of Life 13 17. Eternal life, faith, and brotherly love shewing boldness in intercession, are the leading ideas of this section. We have had m...
16. ‘The prayer of faith’ is all-prevailing when it is in accordance with God’s will. This is the sole limit as regards prayer on our own behalf. Is there any other limit in the case of prayer on beha...
13–17. INTERCESSORY LOVE THE FRUIT OF FAITH AND OF THE POSSESSION OF LIFE 13–17. Eternal life, faith, and brotherly love shewing boldness in intercession, are the leading ideas of this section. We hav...
13–21. CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY Some modern writers consider that 1 John 5:13 constitutes the conclusion of the Epistle, the remainder (14–21) being a postscript or appendix, analogous to chap. 21 of t...
ΪΔΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть. _Conj._ с ΈΆΝ (G1437) используется в _conj._ 3 типа, рассматривающем условие как возможное. ΆΜΑΡΤΆΝΟΝΤΑ _praes. act. part. от_ ΆΜΑΡΤΆΝΩ (G264) грешить. О...
_1 JOHN 5:16_.— In the apostolic age, the power of working miracles was very common; and in this conclusion of his epistle St. John gives directions to the Christians, to whom that power was granted....
CHAPTER XVI _HEREBY WE KNOW_ 1 John 5:13-21 A. _The text_ These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, even unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God...
If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for...
VERSE 16. IF ANY MAN SEE HIS BROTHER SIN A SIN. Along this line there has been much speculation. We will give our exposition in numerical order. 1._ Brother sin._ This shows that a Christian is liab...
6 It is a remarkable fact that the word _ testify _ is used concerning the Lord's baptism in water (Joh_1:34), and concerning His crucifixion (Joh_19:35), and here again of the spirit (6). This is con...
THE LOVE, OBEDIENCE, AND ASSURANCE OF BELIEVERS 1. The reason for brotherly love. 2. This is the converse of 1 John 4:19. Love to God and love to the brethren being inseparable, each is the test of...
HOW CAN I BE SURE? 1 JOHN _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 5 *FAITH OVERCOMES THE *WORLD (1 JOHN 5:1-5) V1 Jesus is the *Christ. Everyone who believes this has been born of God. Everyone who loves the fa...
(2) WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT COME UP TO THE STANDARD ASSUMED (1 John 5:14). (14) AND THIS IS THE CONFIDENCE. — The assurance intended in 1 John 5:13 implies confidence, and confidence mea...
After the grand assurance that prayer is always heard, never unanswered, the Apostle specifies one kind of prayer, _viz._, Intercession, in the particular case of a “brother,” _i.e._ a fellow-believer...
The Epistle is finished, and the Apostle now speaks his closing words. “These things I wrote to you that ye may know that ye have eternal life, even to you that believe in the name of the Son of God....
ASK ACCORDING TO HIS WILL 1 John 5:13 We know that we have eternal life. The rope is in our hand bearing us onward, but its ends are hidden from view in the past and in the future. We also know that...
The final subject is our fellowship with God in life. This is fundamental, and is shown to be so. The relationship between the life of God and the love of God is self-evident, and that is equally true...
"SIN LEADING TO DEATH" John next wrote about a "sin leading to death." Several other passages in scripture appear to speak of that sin (Hebrews 6:4-6; Hebrews 10:26-27; 2 Peter 2:20-22;...
(15) If any man see his brother sin a sin [which is] not unto death, (l) he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shal...
A sin which is not unto death....and life shall be given to him. It is hard to determine what St. John here calls a sin which is not unto death, and a sin which is unto death. The difference cannot be...
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: (15) And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petition...
16_If any man _The Apostle extends still further the benefits of that faith which he has mentioned, so that our prayers may also avail for our brethren. It is a great thing, that as soon as we are opp...
But a danger exists on the other side. It may be, that we love the brethren because they are pleasant to us; they furnish us with agreeable society, in which our conscience is not wounded. A counter-p...
IF ANYONE SEE HIS BROTHER SIN,.... Those who have such an interest at the throne of grace, and such boldness and freedom there, should make use of it for others, as well as themselves, and particularl...
If any man see his brother sin a sin _which is_ not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray fo...
_If any man_, &c. As if he had said, Yea, he hears us not only for ourselves, but others also; _see his brother_ That is, any child of man; _sin a sin which is not unto death_ That is, any sin but tha...
GIVE HIM LIFE; by leading him to repent of his sins and believe in Christ. A SIN UNTO DEATH; one which will not be repented of nor forgiven. Matthew 12:31-32....
“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and everyone that loveth Him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of Him.” The faith that Jesus is the Christ is here seen to corre...
13-17 Upon all this evidence, it is but right that we believe on the name of the Son of God. Believers have eternal life in the covenant of the gospel. Then let us thankfully receive the record of Sc...
IF ANY MAN SEE HIS BROTHER SIN A SIN WHICH IS NOT UNTO DEATH; viz. that appears not obstinate and incurable; HE SHALL ASK, i.e. _with confidence, _ as 1 JOHN 5:14. But THERE IS A SIN UNTO DEATH, i.e....
Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Sixth These have been perverted from the truth: among them there is the hope of repentance, by which it is possible to live. Corruption, then, has a hope of a kind of re...
1 John 5:16 If G1437 anyone G5100 sees G1492 (G5632) his G846 brother G80 sinning G264 (G5723) sin...
THEY ARE TO BE WATCHFUL FOR ONE ANOTHER AND CONTINUE INSTANT IN PRAYER FOR ONE ANOTHER (1 JOHN 5:16). ‘If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give him lif...
CONCLUSION (1 JOHN 5:14). John concludes his letter with four major points. 1) The certainty that Christians can have of victory through prayer. In the face of all that confronts them they can be bo...
1 John 5:16-17. The transition from prayer in general to intercessory prayer seems to be abrupt; but it must be remembered that brotherly love is made identical with Christian life, and its offices wi...
The ruling idea of the third part is Faith in the Spirit's testimony concerning the Son of God incarnate. The close of chap. 3 introduces the theme by the first explicit mention of faith and the Spiri...
IF ANY MAN SEE (εαν τις ιδη). Third-class condition with εαν and second aorist active subjunctive of ειδον (οραω).SINNING A SIN (αμαρτανοντα αμαρτιαν). Present active predicate (supplementary) pa...
SIN SIN (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...
1 John 5:14 The Sin unto Death. St. John appears to speak of some one sin as standing apart from all others, as a sin unto death a sin so fatal, so entirely beyond the possibility of pardon, that Chr...
1 John 5:1. _Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God._ Take comfort, believer, from that declaration. You have accepted Jesus as the Christ the anointed of God, so the apostle aff...
1 John 5:1. _Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God:_ These are very simple words, but they contain a great depth of meaning. The teaching conveyed by this Epistle is very profou...
CONTENTS: Faith the overcoming principle. The advantages of faith in salvation, prayer, preservation from sin. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Satan, John. CONCLUSION: He who has been born agai...
1 John 5:1. _Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God._ The faith which embraces him as the Lord of glory, has a regenerating influence on the heart. The immediate fruit is love to...
COMMIT A SIN. John is writing to preserve the fellowship of the messianic community (church). Not only should Christians be aware of the _material needs_ of their brothers (includes sisters), they sho...
_There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it _ THE SIN UNTO DEATH The sin mentioned here is not the same as the “sin against the Holy Ghost. ” The persons spoken of as respecti...
1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 5:13 Final Call to Faith and Understanding. “Know” occurs seven times in these verses. This indicates John’s focus on the assurance of Christian faith and salvation....
1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 5:16 SIN NOT LEADING TO DEATH is sin for which forgiveness is possible because (1) forgiveness is sought and (2) God is willing to grant it. DEATH and eternal LIFE are p
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 John 5:13 may be treated as a summary and conclusion. They divide into three parts: 1. Faith in the Son of God, eternal life, and love of the brethren showing itsel...
EXPOSITION 1 JOHN 5:1 Faith is the source of love. 1 JOHN 5:1 The verse is a sorites. To believe in the Incarnation involves birth from God. To be born of God involves loving God. To love God invol...
Chuck Smith Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Messiah is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him (1 John 5:1). So I say, "I love Jesus. He is...
1 Samuel 2:25; 2 Chronicles 30:18; 2 Peter 2:20; 2 Timothy 4:14;...
If any man see [ε α ν τ ι ς ι δ η]. A supposed case. His brother. Christian brother. Sin a sin [α μ α ρ τ α ν ο ν τ α α μ α ρ τ ι α ν]. Lit., as Rev., sinning a sin. There is no exact parallel to th...
SOME THINGS WE MAY KNOW 1 John 5:1, _1 John 5:11_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS There may be some places where uncertainties lend enchantment to the view, but in matters of life and death we want full assuranc...
SALVATION MADE SURE 1 John 5:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Taking stock is a very important thing with the business man. Laying a good foundation is a very important task with the builder, Feeling the. pulse...
This extends to things of the greatest importance. If any one see his brother — That is. any man. Sin a sin which is not unto death — That is, any sin but total apostasy from both the power and form o...
What is a sin unto death? Is it forgivable? PROBLEM: On the one hand, the Scriptures speak of God’s free and unconditional forgiveness to all who want it (cf. Acts 13:38-39; Romans 5:20; 1 John 2:1)....
Our apostle informed us in the foregoing verse of the comfort which believers have in their prayers for themselves, all that is requested by them is granted by God: now in the verse before us he relat...