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1 John 4 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 1 John 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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1 John 4 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
ἀγαπάω agapáō G25 15 love
ἀγάπη agápē G26 12 charity, dear, love
κόσμος kósmos G2889 9 adorning, world
πνεῦμα pneûma G4151 8 ghost, life, spirit, mind
γινώσκω ginṓskō G1097 7 allow, be aware, feel, know
μένω ménō G3306 6 abide, continue, dwell, endure
ὁμολογέω homologéō G3670 3 con- fess, confession is made, give thanks, promise

How preachers through history handled this text

28 public-domain excerpts on 1 John 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Spurgeon 10 Calvin 6 Matthew Henry 4 Alexander MacLaren 4 Augustine 3 John Wesley 1

“The Father sent the Son, he willed his coming into this world. The apostle attests this. And whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. This confession includes faith in the heart as the foundation; makes acknowledgment with the mouth to the glory of God and Christ, and profession in the life and conduct, against the flatteries and frowns of the world. There must be a day of universal judgment. Happy those who shall have holy boldness before the Judge at that day; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 John 4:14–25 (Public Domain)

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