1 John 5:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 John 5:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 John 5:3 is a verse from the book of 1 John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 John 5:3 — KJV
“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”
— 1 John 5:3 (KJV)
1 John 5:3 in Context — About the Book of 1 John
1 John is the apostle of love's late-life letter — written so believers can know they have eternal life. God is light; God is love; perfect love drives out fear. Its tests are simple and searching: walk in the light, love one another, confess sin and find Him faithful to forgive.
Cross-References for 1 John 5:3
“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:3: love, god, keep
“Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:3: love, god, keep
“For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:3: love, god, keep
“If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:3: love, god, keep
“In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:3: love, god, keep
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