what follows. See John v. 16, 18; vi. 65; viii. 47; x. 17; Ai Lo, Xvi. Lo, ,
Our love (3 aydirn peY judv). The A. V. construes ped nav with us, with love, making with us equivalent to our. In that case it might mean either the love which is between Christ- tans, or the love which is between God and Christians. The Rev. construes wth us with the verb: love 7s made perfect with us. The latter is preferable. Ido not think it would be easy to point out a parallel in the New Testament to the ex- pression aydarn pe nuav love that is with us = our love. The true idea is that love is perfected in fellowship. The love of God is perfected with ws, in communion with us, through our abiding in Him and Hein us. “ Love is not simply perfected am man, but in fulfilling this issue God works with man” (Westcott). Compare 2 John 3, “ grace shall be wth us” (true reading); and Acts xv. 4, “what things God had done with them.” See also Matt. i. 283; 1 Cor. xvi. 24; Gal. vi. 18. Mera with, is used constantly in the New Testament of ethical relations. See Matt. xx. 2; ii. 3; Luke xxiii. 12; Acts vii. 9; Rom. xii. 15; 1 John i. 6.
Boldness (7appnoiav). See on ii. 28.
The day of judgment (rf juépa Tis Kpicews). Lit., the day of the judgment. The exact phrase occurs here only. ‘“Hyuépa kpicews day of judgment, without the articles, is found Matt. x. 15; xi. 22, 24; xii. 36; 2 Pet. ii. 9; ili. 7. The day is called the great day of their wrath (Apoc. vi. 17); the day of wrath and of revelation of the righteous judgment of God (Rom. ii. 5); the day of visitation (1 Pet. ii. 12) ; the last day (John vi. 39, 40, 44, 54); that day (Matt. vii. 22; Luke vi. 23; x. 12). The judgment is found Matt. xii. 41, 42; Luke x. 14; xi, 31, 32.
Because. Likeness to Christ is the ground of boldness.
As (xaJas). Not absolutely, but according to our measure, as men én this world.