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1 John 5 — Sermon Preparation
Believing that Jesus is the Son of God brings victory over the world, assurance of eternal life, and confidence in answered prayer. Below is a research summary for 1 John 5, 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 5 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| υἱός | huiós | G5207 | 10 | child, foal, son |
| μαρτυρία | martyría | G3141 | 6 | record, report, testimony, witness |
| ζωή | zōḗ | G2222 | 7 | life |
| γεννάω | gennáō | G1080 | 6 | bear, beget, be born, bring forth |
| πιστεύω | pisteúō | G4100 | 6 | believe, commit, put in trust with |
| οἶδα | eídō | G1492 | 6 | be aware, behold, can, consider |
| αἰτέω | aitéō | G154 | 4 | ask, beg, call for, crave |
How preachers through history handled this text
33 public-domain excerpts on 1 John 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“All mankind are divided into two parties or dominions; that which belongs to God, and that which belongs to the wicked one. True believers belong to God: they are of God, and from him, and to him, and for him; while the rest, by far the greater number, are in the power of the wicked one; they do his works, and support his cause. This general declaration includes all unbelievers, whatever their profession, station, or situation, or by whatever name they may be called. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 John 5:18–25 (Public Domain)
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