1 John Commentaries

First John Resources
Commentaries, Sermons, Illustrations, Devotionals
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1 John: Precept Ministries International Inductive Study
(12 weeks, 11 lessons)
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Albert Barnes
Notes on the New Testament

John Calvin
Commentary

Thomas Constable
Notes
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Dave Guzik
Commentary Notes

W. Hall Harris III
Professor of NT Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary
Exegetical Commentary
Comfort & Counsel for a Church in Crisis

Illustrations
Click here for illustrations on verses listed below
See also Our Daily Bread

1 John 1
1 John 1:1-10
1 John 1:7
1 John 1:9
1 John 2:1
1 John 2:15
1 John 2:15-16
1 John 2:28
1 John 3:1-3
1 John 3:2
1 John 3:6,9
1 John 3:8

1 John 3:10
1 John 3:18
1 John 4:4
1 John 4:10
1 John 4:20
1 John 5:11ff
1 John 5:11-12
1 John 5:11-13
1 John 5:13
1 John 5:14
1 John 5:16

IVP Commentary
From Intervarsity Press

1 John 1
1 John 2
1 John 3
1 John 4
1 John 5

Miscellaneous Resources
Conservative, Evangelical

1 John 1 1Jn2 1Jn3 1Jn4 1Jn5
1 John 1 1Jn2 1Jn3 1Jn4 1Jn5
1 John 1:5-10: Honest to God-God is Not a Pit Stop
1 John 1:9: Do You Confess?
1 John 2:20, 27: The Holy Spirit and Hermeneutics
1 John 3:1: Adoption
1 John 3:2-3: W e Shall Be Like Him
1 John 3:8: End of Christ's Coming
1 John 3:9: Great Privilege of Those that are Born of God
1 John 4:8 Sense and Nonsense About God’s Love
1 John 5:7: On the Trinity
1 John 5:7: The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity
1 John 5:20: Spiritual Worship

Adam Clarke
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Daniel Wallace
J C Ryle
Daniel Wallace
Robert Murray M'Cheyne
Murdoch Campbell
John Wesley
John Wesley
Ray Pritchard
John Wesley
John Gill
John Wesley

Net Bible Notes
More technical comments on Greek, etc.
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Our Daily Bread
from Radio Bible Class
(Hold pointer over verse for note)

1John1:2
1John1:2
1John1:2
1John1:3
1John1:3
1John1:4
1John1:4
1John1:4
1John1:5ff
1John1:7
1John1:7
1John1:7
1John1:7
1John1:8
1John1:8
1John1:9
1John1:9
1John1:9
1John1:9
1John1:9
1John2:1

1John2:1
1John2:8
1John2:12
1John2:15
1John2:15
1John2:15
1John2:15
1John2:15
1John2:15
1John2:15
1John2:18
1John2:22
1John2:22
1John2:25
1John2:28
1John2:28
1John2:28
1John3:1
1John3:2
1John3:2
1John3:15

1John3:16
1John3:17
1John3:18
1John3:18
1John3:18
1John3:18
1John3:18
1John3:18
1John3:18
1John3:18
1John3:18
1John3:23
1John4:1
1John4:4
1John4:4
1John4:7
1John4:7
1John4:8
1John4:9
1John4:10
1John4:11

1John4:11
1John4:19
1John4:21
1John5:3
1John5:3
1John5:3
1John5:4
1John5:4
1John5:9
1John5:10
1John5:10
1John5:12
1John5:13
1John5:13
1John5:13
1John5:14
1John5:21
1John5:21

John Piper
Sermons

1Jn1:1-4: Eternal Life Has Appeared in Christ
1Jn1:5-10: Let Us Walk in the Light of God
1Jn2:1-2: Jesus Christ Is an Advocate for Sinners
1Jn2:3-6: Obedience Confirms Our Standing in God
1Jn2:7-11: The One Who Loves Lives in Light
1Jn2:12-14: The Strong Need Strength
1Jn2:15-17: Do Not Love the World
1Jn2:18-27 Let What You Heard Abide in You
1Jn2:28-3:3: We Shall Be Like Him
1Jn3:1-10: Son Appeared to Destroy Works of Devil
1Jn3:1: The Greatest of These Is Love

1Jn3:4-10: Son Appeared to Destroy Work of Devil
1Jn3:24b-4:6: Test the Spirits
1Jn4: The Greatest of These Is Love
1Jn4:7-11: Love One Another for Love Is of God
1Jn4:13-16: God Abides in the One Who Loves
1Jn4:17-19: Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
1Jn4:20-5:5: His Commandments Are Not Burdensome
1Jn5:6-13: He Who Has the Son Has Life
1Jn5:14-17: Our Father Hears Us!
1Jn5:18-21: Compassion, Power & the Kingdom of God

A. T. Robertson
Word Pictures
Emphasis on Greek Word Study
See also Vincent

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

C H Spurgeon
Devotionals
Morning and Evening & Faith's Checkbook

1Jn1:6
1Jn1:7
1Jn2:1
1Jn2:6
1Jn3:1
1Jn4:8
1Jn4:13
1Jn4:19
1Jn5:13

Ray Stedman
Sermons

Maintaining Fellowship

1Jn1:1-4: Life With Father

1Jn2:3-6: Counterfeits And Reflectors

1Jn1:5: God Is Light

1Jn2:7-11: Visible Christianity

1Jn1:3,6-7: Man Who Ignores Light

1Jn2:12-14: Growing in Grace

1Jn1:8-9: The Man Who Denies Sin

1Jn2:12-14: The Maturing Process

1Jn1:10-2:2: Man Who Rationalizes Sin

1Jn2:15-17: The Enemy Around

Maintaining Truth

1Jn2:18-19: The Nature Of Heresy
1Jn2:24-25: The Living Word

1Jn2:20-21: The Hard Core Of Truth

1Jn2:26-27: The Teaching Spirit

1Jn2:22-23: No Son, No Father

1Jn2:28: The Coming Day

Maintaining Righteousness

1Jn2:29-3:1: Recognizing The Unrecognized

1Jn3:2-3: What Shall We Be?

1Jn3:4-5: The Greatest Revolution

1Jn3:6-7: The Mystery Of Righteousness

1Jn3:8: The Mystery Of Evil
1Jn3:9: When the Spirit Says No

1Jn3:10: One Or The Other

Maintaining Love

1Jn3:11-18:The Path Of Love

1Jn4:1-3: When Unbelief Is Right

1Jn4:4-6: God Is Greater

1Jn3:11-18: The Course Of Hate

1Jn4:7-12: Love Made Visible

1Jn3:19-20: The Christian's Tranquilizer
1Jn4:13-21: Love's Accomplishments

1Jn3:21-24: Power In Prayer

Maintaining Assurance

1Jn5:1-5: We Shall Overcome

1Jn5:14-17: Praying Boldly

1Jn5:6-13: Why Do We Believe?

1Jn5:18-21:Christian Certainty

Today in the Word
Devotionals from Moody Bible Institute

1Jn1:1-4
1Jn1:5-7
1Jn1:8-9
1Jn1:10-2:2
1Jn2:7-11
1Jn2:15-17
1Jn2:28-3:3
1Jn3:11-18
1Jn3:19-24

1Jn4:1-6
1Jn4:7-12
1Jn4:7-12
1Jn4:13-21
1Jn5:1-5
1Jn5:1-12
1Jn5:13-17
1Jn5:18-21
1Jn5:19

Today's Word
Devotionals
Grant Richison: Campus Crusades for Christ
Excellent Exposition & Application

Intro
1 John 1:1
1 John 1:1b
1 John 1:2
1 John 1:2b
1 John 1:3
1 John 1:3b
1 John 1:4
1 John 1:5
1 John 1:6
1 John 1:7
1 John 1:7b
1 John 1:7c
1 John 1:8
1 John 1:8b
1 John 1:9b
1 John 1:9c
1 John 1:9d
1 John 1:9e
1 John 1:10
1 John 1:5b
1 John 1:9

1 John 2:6
1 John 2:6b
1 John 2:1
1 John 2:1b
1 John 2:4b
1 John 2:2
1 John 2:2b
1 John 2:4
1 John 2:2c
1 John 2:3
1 John 2:3b
1 John 2:3c
1 John 2:3d
1 John 2:7b
1 John 2:8
1 John 2:8b
1 John 2:10
1 John 2:8c
1 John 2:9
1 John 2:11
1 John 2:12
1 John 2:12b
1 John 2:13
1 John 2:13b
1 John 2:13c
1 John 2:14
1 John 2:14b
1 John 2:14c
1 John 2:14d
1 John 2:15
1 John 2:15b
1 John 2:15c
1 John 2:15d
1 John 2:16
1 John 2:16b
1 John 2:16c
1 John 2:16d
1 John 2:16e
1 John 2:16f
1 John 2:17
1 John 2:17b
1 John 2:17c
1 John 2:17d
1 John 2:18
1 John 2:18b
1 John 2:19
1 John 2:28b
1 John 2:19c
1 John 2:20
1 John 2:20b
1 John 2:21
1 John 2:22
1 John 2:22b
1 John 2:23
1 John 2:24
1 John 2:24c
1 John 2:27
1 John 2:27b
1 John 2:28c
1 John 2:29
1 John 2:19b
1 John 2:28
1 John 2:25b
1 John 2:5
1 John 2:7
1 John 2:24b
1 John 2:26

1 John 3:1
1 John 3:1b
1 John 3:1c
1 John 3:1d
1 John 3:1e
1 John 3:2
1 John 3:2b
1 John 3:2c
1 John 3:2d
1 John 3:3
1 John 3:3b
1 John 3:4
1 John 3:4b
1 John 3:4c
1 John 3:4d
1 John 3:5
1 John 3:5b
1 John 3:6
1 John 3:6b
1 John 3:7
1 John 3:8
1 John 3:8b
1 John 3:8c
1 John 3:8d
1 John 3:9
1 John 3:9b
1 John 3:9c
1 John 3:9d
1 John 3:10
1 John 3:10b
1 John 3:10c
1 John 3:10d
1 John 3:11
1 John 3:12
1 John 3:12b
1 John 3:13
1 John 3:14
1 John 3:14b
1 John 3:15
1 John 3:15b
1 John 3:16
1 John 3:16b
1 John 3:17
1 John 3:17b
1 John 3:18
1 John 3:19
1 John 3:19c
1 John 3:19d
1 John 3:20
1 John 3:20b
1 John 3:20c
1 John 3:21
1 John 3:22
1 John 3:22b
1 John 3:22c
1 John 3:23
1 John 3:23b
1 John 3:24
1 John 3:24b

1 John 4:1
1 John 4:1b
1 John 4:1c
1 John 4:2
1 John 4:3
1 John 4:4
1 John 4:5
1 John 4:6
1 John 4:6b
1 John 4:7
1 John 4:7b
1 John 4:7c
1 John 4:7d
1 John 4:7e
1 John 4:8
1 John 4:9
1 John 4:9b
1 John 4:10
1 John 4:10b
1 John 4:11
1 John 4:12
1 John 4:13
1 John 4:14
1 John 4:15
1 John 4:15b
1 John 4:16