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1 John 4:7-16
December 24, 2025

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Commentary
Working Preacher: 1 John 4:7-21 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis on love as the definition and evidence of knowing God.
Enduring Word: 1 John 4 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse evangelical notes on testing the spirits and abiding in love.
Precept Austin: 1 John 4:7 Commentary Precept Austin
Word study and cross references on love as evidence of the new birth.
BibleHub: 1 John 4:7 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregated classic commentaries on the source and nature of Christian love.
StudyLight: 1 John 4 StudyLight
Combined commentary set on the chapter's test of true and false spirits.
Background & Word Study
BibleHub Interlinear: 1 John 4:7 BibleHub
Greek text with parsing for agape love and the verb translated abide.
Enter the Bible: 1 John Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on the letter's setting and its opponents.
BibleProject: 1-3 John Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of John's letters and their call to love within the church.
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