《Treasury of Scripture Knowledge – 1 John》(R. A. Torrey )
Commentator
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge was, and still is, a Bible reference work first published around 1830, created by the London publisher Samuel Bagster (1772-1851). It is a set of cross-references. That is, it consists entirely of a book-length listing of cross-references, showing only the chapter and verse citations with no accompanying text. About the size of a complete Bible, the TSK is also organized like a Bible, beginning at Genesis and ending at Revelation. Each verse of the Bible is cross-referenced to several others to enable the reader to gain a true sense of each word and phrase as it is used in the Bible.
· 800,000 cross-references, listing verses that illustrate how words and phrases are used elsewhere in the Bible.
· Helps the reader interpret Scripture with Scripture.
· Brief chapter summaries.
· Dates and other notes.
But the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is usually described as being the work of R. A. Torrey. Most editions you can buy these days have Torrey's name on the cover, and sometimes in the title: R. A. Torrey's Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. According to commen knowledge, Torrey did not specifically try to claim authorship of the reference book, but he did become one of its chief promoters, and as his own fame rose, his endorsement of the book mattered to more and more people. Inevitably his name ended up on the cover. But if you read his introduction to the book, often printed inside, you see that he describes having first encountered it "some twenty years ago."
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00 Introduction
01 Chapter 1
Introduction
1 / He describes the person of Christ, in whom we have eternal life, by a communion with God;5 / to which we must adjoin holiness of life, to testify the truth of that our communion and profession of faith, as also to assure us of the forgiveness of our sins by Christ's death.
Verse 1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
That which
2:13; Proverbs 8:22-31; Isaiah 41:4; Micah 5:2; John 1:1,2-18; 8:58; Revelation 1:8,11,17,18; 2:8
which we have heard
4:14; Luke 1:2; John 1:14; Acts 1:3; 4:20; 2 Peter 1:16-18
and our
Luke 24:39; John 20:27
the Word
5:7; John 1:14; 5:26; Revelation 19:13
Verse 2
(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
the life
5:11,20; John 1:4; 11:25,26; 14:6
was manifested
3:5,8; Romans 16:25,26; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 1:10; Titus 1:2
and bear
John 15:27; 21:14; Acts 1:22; 2:32; 3:15; 5:32; 10:41; 1 Peter 5:1
shew
5:20
that eternal
John 17:3
which was
Proverbs 8:22-30; John 1:1,2,18; 3:13; 7:29; 8:38; 16:28; 17:5; Romans 8:3; Galatians 4:4
Verse 3
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
which
1; Acts 4:20
declare
5; Psalms 2:7; 22:22; Isaiah 66:19; John 17:25; Acts 13:32,41; 20:27; 1 Corinthians 15:1; Hebrews 2:12
ye also
Acts 2:42; Romans 15:27; Ephesians 3:6; Philippians 1:7; 2:1; 1 Timothy 6:2; Hebrews 3:1; 1 Peter 5:1; *Gr:
our fellowship
7; 2:23,24; John 14:20-23; 17:3,11,21; 1 Corinthians 1:9,30; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Philippians 2:1; 3:10; Hebrews 3:14
with his
5:10,11; Colossians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:10
Verse 4
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
that
Isaiah 61:10; Habakkuk 3:17,18; John 15:11; 16:24; 2 Corinthians 1:24; Ephesians 3:19; Philippians 1:25,26; 2 John 1:12
Verse 5
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
the message
3:11; 1 Corinthians 11:23
that God
Psalms 27:1; 36:9; 84:11; Isaiah 60:19; John 1:4,9; 8:12; 9:5; 12:35,36; 1 Timothy 6:16; James 1:17; Revelation 21:23; 22:5
Verse 6
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
If
8,10; 2:4; 4:20; Matthew 7:22; James 2:14,16,18; Revelation 3:17,18
fellowship
3; Psalms 5:4-6; 94:20; 2 Corinthians 6:14-16
walk
2:9-11; Psalms 82:5; Proverbs 2:13; 4:18,19; John 3:19,20; 11:10; 12:35,46
we lie
10; 4:20; John 8:44,45; 1 Timothy 4:2
do not
John 3:21
Verse 7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
If we
2:9,10; Psalms 56:13; 89:15; 97:11; Isaiah 2:5; John 12:35; Romans 13:12; Ephesians 5:8; 2 John 1:4; 3 John 1:4
as
5; Psalms 104:2; 1 Timothy 6:16; James 1:17
we have
3; Amos 3:3
and the
2:1,2; 5:6,8; Zechariah 13:1; John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19; Revelation 1:5; 7:14
Verse 8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
say
6,10; 3:5,6; 1 Kings 8:46; 2 Chronicles 6:36; Job 9:2; 14:4; 15:14; 25:4; Psalms 143:2; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Isaiah 53:6; 64:6; Jeremiah 2:22,23; Romans 3:23; James 3:2
we deceive
1 Corinthians 3:18; Galatians 6:3; 2 Timothy 3:13; James 1:22,26; 2 Peter 2:13
the truth
2:4; 1 Timothy 6:5; 2 John 1:2; 3 John 1:3
Verse 9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
we confess
Leviticus 26:40-42; 1 Kings 8:47; 2 Chronicles 6:37,38; Nehemiah 1:6; 9:2-37; Job 33:27,28; Psalms 32:5; 51:2-5; Proverbs 28:13; Daniel 9:4-20; Matthew 3:6; Mark 1:5; Acts 19:18
he is
Deuteronomy 7:9; Lamentations 3:23; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Timothy 1:15; Hebrews 10:23; 11:11
just
Isaiah 45:21; Zechariah 9:9; Romans 3:26; Hebrews 6:10; Revelation 15:3
and to
7; Psalms 19:12; 51:2; Jeremiah 33:8; Ezekiel 36:25; 37:23; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 5:26; Titus 2:14
Verse 10
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
we say
8; Psalms 130:3
we make
5:10; Job 24:25
his word
8; 2:4; 4:4; Colossians 3:16; 2 John 1:2
02 Chapter 2
Introduction
1 / He comforts them against the sins of infirmity.3 / Rightly to know God is to keep his commandments;
9 / to love our brethren;
15 / and not to love the world.
18 / We must beware of seducers;
20 / from whose deceits the godly are safe, preserved by perseverance in faith, and holiness of life.
Verse 1
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
little
12,13; 3:7,18; 4:4; 5:21; John 13:33; 21:5; 1 Corinthians 4:14,15; Galatians 4:19
these
1:3,4; 1 Timothy 3:14
that
Psalms 4:4; Ezekiel 3:21; John 5:14; 8:11; Romans 6:1,2,15; 1 Corinthians 15:34; Ephesians 4:26; Titus 2:11-13; 1 Peter 1:15-19; 4:1-3
And if
1:8-10
we have
Romans 8:34; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:24,25; 9:24
Father
Luke 10:22; John 5:19-26,36; 6:27; 10:15; 14:6; Ephesians 2:18; James 1:27; 3:9
the righteous
29; 3:5; Zechariah 9:9; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22; 3:18
Verse 2
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
he is
1:7; 4:10; Romans 3:25,26; 1 Peter 2:24; 3:18
for the
4:14; 5:19; John 1:29; 4:42; 11:51,52; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21; Revelation 12:9
Verse 3
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
hereby
4-6; 3:14,19; 4:13; 5:19
we know
Isaiah 53:11; *Heb: ; John 17:3; 2 Corinthians 4:6
if we
3:22,23; 5:3; Psalms 119:6,32; Luke 6:46; John 14:15,21-24; 15:10,14; 1 Thessalonians 4:1,2; Hebrews 5:9; Revelation 22:14
Verse 4
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
that saith
9; 1:6,8,10; 4:20; James 2:14-16
I know
Hosea 8:2,3; Titus 1:16
is a
1:6,8
Verse 5
But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
whoso
3,4; Psalms 105:45; 106:3; 119:2,4,146; Proverbs 8:32; 28:7; Ecclesiastes 8:5; Ezekiel 36:27; Luke 11:28; John 14:21,23; Revelation 12:17; 14:12
in him
4:12,18; James 2:22
hereby
27,28; 3:24; 4:13,15,16; 5:20; John 6:56; 15:5; Romans 8:1; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:17,21; Colossians 2:9,10
Verse 6
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
that saith
4; 1:6
he
28; 3:6; John 15:4-6
to walk
1:7; Psalms 85:13; Matthew 11:29; John 13:15; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Ephesians 5:2; 1 Peter 2:21
Verse 7
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
I write
3:11; Acts 17:19; 2 John 1:5
but
Leviticus 19:18,34; Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 5:43; 22:37-40; Mark 12:29-34; Romans 13:8-10; Galatians 5:13,14; James 2:8-12
Verse 8
Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
a new
4:21; John 13:34; 15:12
which
3:14-16; 4:11; John 15:12-15; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Ephesians 5:1,2; 1 Peter 1:21; 4:1-3
the darkness
Song of Solomon 2:11,12; Isaiah 9:2; 60:1-3; Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:79; John 12:46; Acts 17:30; Acts 26:18; Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 4:4-6; Ephesians 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:5-8
and the
Psalms 27:1; 36:9; 84:11; Malachi 4:2; John 1:4,5,9; 8:12; 12:35; 2 Timothy 1:10
Verse 9
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
that saith
4
he is
1:6; John 9:41; Romans 2:18-21
and hateth
3:13-17
is in
11; Psalms 82:5; 1 Corinthians 13:1-3; 2 Peter 1:9
Verse 10
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
that loveth
3:14; Hosea 6:3; John 8:31; Romans 14:13; 2 Peter 1:10
occasion of stumbling
Gr. scandal.
Matthew 13:21; 18:7; Luke 17:1,2; Romans 9:32,33; Philippians 1:10
Verse 11
But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
he that
9; John 12:35; Titus 3:3
and walketh
Proverbs 4:19; John 12:35
because
John 12:40; 2 Corinthians 3:14; 4:4; Revelation 3:17
Verse 12
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
write
7,13,14,21; 1:4
little
1
your
1:7,9; Psalms 32:1,2; Luke 5:20; 7:47-50; 24:47; Acts 4:12; 10:43; 13:38; Romans 4:6,7; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14
for
Psalms 25:11; 106:8; Jeremiah 14:7; Ephesians 4:32
Verse 13
I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
fathers
14; 1 Timothy 5:1
because
3,4; 5:20; Psalms 91:14; Luke 10:22; John 8:19; 14:7; 17:3
him that
1:1; Psalms 90:2
young
14; Psalms 148:12; Proverbs 20:29; Joel 2:28; Zechariah 9:17; Titus 2:6
because
4:4; 5:4,5; Ephesians 6:10-12; 1 Peter 5:8,9
the wicked
3:12; 5:18; Matthew 13:19,38
little
1,12
ye have known
Matthew 11:27; Luke 10:22; John 8:54,55; 14:7,9; 16:3; 17:21; 2 Corinthians 4:6
Verse 14
I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
fathers
13
because ye are
Ephesians 6:10; Philippians 4:13; Colossians 1:11; 2 Timothy 2:1
the word
Psalms 119:11; John 5:38; 8:31; 15:7; Colossians 3:16; Hebrews 8:10; 2 John 1:2; 3 John 1:3
ye have overcome
Revelation 2:7-3
Verse 15
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Love not
4:5; 5:4,5,10; John 15:19; Romans 12:2; Galatians 1:10; Ephesians 2:2; Colossians 3:1,2; 1 Timothy 6:10
If
Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; James 4:4
the love
3:17
Verse 16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
the lust of the flesh
Numbers 11:4,34; Psalms 78:18,30; Proverbs 6:25; Matthew 5:28; Romans 13:14; 1 Corinthians 10:6; Galatians 5:17,24; Ephesians 2:3; Titus 2:12; 3:3; 1 Peter 1:14; 2:11; 4:2,3; 4:2,3; 2 Peter 2:10,18; Jude 1:16-18
and the lust
Genesis 3:6; 6:2; Joshua 7:21; Job 31:1; Psalms 119:36,37; Ecclesiastes 5:10,11; Matthew 4:8; Luke 4:5
and the pride
Esther 1:3-7; Psalms 73:6; Daniel 4:30; Revelation 18:11-17
is not
James 3:15
Verse 17
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
the world
Psalms 39:6; 73:18-20; 90:9; 102:26; Isaiah 40:6-8; Matthew 24:35; 1 Corinthians 7:31; James 1:10,11; 4:14; 1 Peter 1:24
but
Psalms 143:10; Matthew 7:21; 21:31; Mark 3:35; John 7:17; Romans 12:2; Colossians 1:9; 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 5:18; Hebrews 10:36; 1 Peter 4:2
abideth
Psalms 125:1,2; Proverbs 10:25; John 4:14; 6:58; 10:28-30; 1 Peter 1:5,25
Verse 18
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
Little
John 21:5
it is
2 Timothy 3:1; Hebrews 1:2; 1 Peter 1:5,20; 2 Peter 3:3; Jude 1:18
ye have
4:3; Matthew 24:5,11,24; Mark 13:6,21,22; Acts 20:29,30; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12; 1 Timothy 4:1-3; 2 Timothy 3:1-6; 4:3,4; 2 Peter 2:1