First Epistle of John

WHAT is known as the First Epistle of John, though in reality it is not in epistolary form at all but in that of a circular addressed to the whole of Christendom, is to all appearances inseparably connected with the Gospel.

The Johannine Writings 1851-1935 1908

In the next place, that called the First Epistle of John, and the Epistle of

Evidence of Christianity William Paley 1774

If you turn to the Revised Version of the First Epistle of John you will find these words: “We love, because He first loved us.”

The Greatest Thing in the World And Other Addresses 1920

In the evening I began expounding the deepest part of the Holy Scripture, namely, the First Epistle of John, by which, above all other, even above all other inspired writings, I advise every young preacher to form his style.

Mushrooms on the Moor Frank Boreham 1915

So striking is the internal evidence in favour of common authorship of the Gospel and First Epistle of John, as to be almost universally admitted.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

The foregoing citations, the fact that there never was any controversy or doubt among the Fathers in the matter of the canonicity of the First Epistle of John, the existence of this document in all the ancient translations of the New Testament and in the great uncial manuscripts (Sinaitic, Alexandrian, etc.) -- these are arguments of overwhelming cumulative force to establish the acceptance of this letter by the primitive Church as canonical

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

If you turn to the Revised Version of the First Epistle of John you will find these words: "We love because he first loved us."

The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10 Drummond to Jowett, and General Index Grenville Kleiser 1910

First Epistle of John, one is impressed by a profundity of thought and feeling, the equal of which cannot easily be found anywhere else in the

The Johannine Writings 1851-1935 1908

The First Epistle of John speaks in most beautiful language of what is at the heart of religion, communion with God.

The Johannine Writings 1851-1935 1908

As regards the First Epistle of John, we must say that in its attack on its opponents, compared with the writings mentioned above, it has observed a certain moderation.

The Johannine Writings 1851-1935 1908