1 John 5:3

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“For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.”

— WEB

“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”

— KJV

“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”

— ASV

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John 14:15 "If you love me, keep my commandments."
John 15:10 "If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love."
Deuteronomy 7:9 "Know therefore that Yahweh your God himself is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with them who love him and k…"
John 14:21-24 "One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will lov…"
2 John 1:6 "This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you …"
1 John 2:3 "This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments."
Micah 6:8 "He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?"
Romans 7:22 "For I delight in God’s law after the inward man,"

Commentary

this is--the love of God consists in this. not grievous--as so many think them. It is "the way of the transgressor" that "is hard." What makes them to the regenerate "not grievous," is faith which "overcometh the world" (Jo1 5:4): in proportion as faith is strong, the grievousness of God's commandments to the rebellious flesh is overcome. The reason why believers feel any degree of irksomeness in God's commandments is, they do not realize fully by faith the privileges of their spiritual life.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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