If men do not experience its benefit, the fault is not in its ef: ficacy. Diisterdieck (cited by Huther) says, “ The propitiation has its real efficacy for the whole world ; to believers it brings life, to unbelievers death.” Luther: “It is a patent fact that thou too art a part of the whole world ; so that thine heart can- not deceive itself, and think, the Lord died for Peter and Paul, but not for me.” On Kocpou world, see on John i. 9.
3. Hereby (év rovr@). Lit., in this. Characteristic of John. See John xiii. 85; xv. 8; xvi. 80; 1 John ii. 535 iii. 245 iv. 13; v. 2; iii. 16; iii. 19; iv. 2, The expression points to what follows, “if we keep His commandments,” yet with a covert reference to that idea as generally implied in the pre- vious words concerning fellowship with God and walking in the light.
We know (vyivwoxouev). Or, perceive. By experience, from day to day; distinguished from oidayev we know, expressing absolute, immediate knowledge of a fact once for all. Com- pare 1 John iii. 2.
That we know (ére éyvoxapev). Or, more literally, have come to know. John does not use the compound forms ézruyw- @oxew and émrtyvwors (see on Matt. vii. 16. See Lukei. 4; Acts iv. 13; Rom. i. 28; Eph. i. 17, ete.), nor the kindred word yvaois knowledge (Luke i. 77; Rom. ii. 20, etc.).
We keep His commandments (ras évtodds adtod rnpaper). A phrase peculiar to John and occurring elsewhere only Matt. xix. 17; 1 Tim. vi. 14. In 1 Cor. vii. 19, we find THPNTIS évronay the keeping of the commandments. On rnpéw to keep, see on 1 Pet. i. 5.
4. A liar. Compare we lie, i. 6.
In him (év rovr@). Emphatic. Lit., in thés one the truth ta not. See oni. 8.