1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
注釈
Study Note
John's definition — 'this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous' — resolves what might seem to be a tension in the letter between commandment-keeping and love: commandment-keeping is not the basis of love but its expression. The claim that the commandments are 'not grievous' (ou bareia, not burdensome) counters any legalistic reading of Torah and anticipates the 'easy yoke' of Matthew 11:30, suggesting that the Spirit-empowered community experiences the commandments as enabling rather than oppressive. The immediately following verse (5:4) grounds this freedom from burden in the victory of faith that 'overcomes the world,' situating commandment-keeping within the context of eschatological triumph rather than anxious compliance. The verse contributed to debates about law and grace in both Reformation theology and contemporary discussions of Christian ethics.
他の翻訳
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
for this is the love of God, that His commands we may keep, and His commands are not burdensome;
For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.
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