Best Commentaries on 1 John

Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We’ll be adding more in the coming months.

From Darryl Dash

Darryl Dash serves as pastor of Grace Fellowship Church East Toronto. He is also cofounder of Gospel for Life. He has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and has over 30 years of ministry experience.

• Karen H. Jobes, 1, 2, & 3 John, ed. Clinton E. Arnold, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2014).
• Colin G. Kruse, The Letters of John, The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 2000).
• John R. W. Stott, The Letters of John: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 19, Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1988).