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1 John 3
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New King James Version (NKJV). Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Read in the Church
In the coming year this chapter is read in the Katameros on 14 occasions.
- Sunday, January 3, 2027Kiahk 25Catholic Epistle: 1 John 2:24–3:3
- Sunday, January 10, 2027Toubah 2Catholic Epistle: 1 John 3:1–11
- Sunday, January 17, 2027Toubah 9Catholic Epistle: 1 John 3:18–24
- Tuesday, April 6, 2027Baramhat 28 · Great LentCatholic Epistle: 1 John 3:2–11
- Thursday, May 20, 2027Bashans 12 · Holy Fifty DaysCatholic Epistle: 1 John 2:26–3:1
- Friday, May 21, 2027Bashans 13 · Holy Fifty DaysCatholic Epistle: 1 John 3:2–3
- Saturday, May 22, 2027Bashans 14 · Holy Fifty DaysCatholic Epistle: 1 John 3:2–11
- Sunday, May 23, 2027Bashans 15 · Holy Fifty DaysCatholic Epistle: 1 John 3:13–24
6 more days
- Monday, May 24, 2027Bashans 16 · Holy Fifty DaysCatholic Epistle: 1 John 3:8–12
- Tuesday, May 25, 2027Bashans 17 · Holy Fifty DaysCatholic Epistle: 1 John 3:13–17
- Thursday, May 27, 2027Bashans 19 · Holy Fifty DaysCatholic Epistle: 1 John 3:18–24
- Monday, May 31, 2027Bashans 23 · Holy Fifty DaysCatholic Epistle: 1 John 3:21–24
- Sunday, June 20, 2027Baounah 13 · PentecostCatholic Epistle: 1 John 2:20–3:1
- Sunday, October 3, 2027Tout 22Catholic Epistle: 1 John 3:8–12
The Fathers on 1 John 3
101 passages from Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Open a group of verses to read.
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Verse 15 passages
Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius, Augustine of Hippo, Oecumenius
Verse 26 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Didymus the Blind, Severus of Antioch
Verses 2–31 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 34 passages
Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 42 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Oecumenius
Verse 51 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verses 5–61 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 62 passages
Didymus the Blind, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 73 passages
Ignatius of Antioch, Augustine of Hippo, Oecumenius
Verse 85 passages
Clement of Alexandria, Didymus the Blind, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Oecumenius
Verse 97 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Clement of Alexandria, Didymus the Blind, Severus of Antioch
Verses 9–101 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 107 passages
Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Hippolytus of Rome, Cyprian, Cyril of Jerusalem, Didymus the Blind, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 111 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verses 11–151 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 122 passages
Didymus the Blind, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 132 passages
Didymus the Blind, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 142 passages
Didymus the Blind, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 158 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Clement of Alexandria, Cyprian, Tertullian
Verse 167 passages
Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo, Clement of Alexandria
Verses 16–181 passage
Oecumenius
Verse 175 passages
Cyprian, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom
Verse 183 passages
Clement of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 19–202 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Oecumenius
Verse 191 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 203 passages
Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 21–227 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Oecumenius
Verse 211 passage
Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 232 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Oecumenius
Verse 248 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Clement of Alexandria, Ambrosiaster, Oecumenius
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Commentary
English
Arabic
English: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty’s commentary in its English translation, as printed. Arabic commentaries by Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Fr. Antonios Fekry and the priests and servants of St. Mark’s, Heliopolis.