Similarities: Matthew 24 & 1 John 3

There are similarities between Matthew 24 and 1 John 3. 

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The same Greek words that are used in both passages will be CAPITALIZED.

Matthew 24	1 John 3
"just-as the lightning comes-out from (the) east and is-appearing as-far-as (the) west, so will-be the coming (of) the Son (of) Man" (Matthew 24:27)	"if He-appears, we-will-be like Him, because we-will-see Him just-as He-is" (1 John 3:2)
"THEY-WILL-SEE the Son (of) man coming on the clouds (of) heaven" (Matthew 24:30)	"if He-appears, we-will-be like Him, because WE-WILL-SEE Him just-as He-is" (1 John 3:2)
"the love (of) the majority will-grow-cold because-of LAWLESSNESS being-multiplied" (Matthew 24:12)	"Everyone doing sin also is-doing LAWLESSNESS. Indeed sin is LAWLESSNESS" (1 John 3:4)
"you-will-be BEING-HATED by all the nations because-of My name" (Matthew 24:9)	"do not be-marveling, brothers, if the world HATES you!" (1 John 3:13)
Many "WILL-HATE one-another" (Matthew 24:10)	"Everyone HATING his brother is (a) murderer" (1 John 3:15)
"the LOVE (of) the majority will-grow-cold" (Matthew 24:12)	"whoever has the goods (of) the world and sees his brother having (a) need and shuts his deep-feelings from him, how is the LOVE (of) God abiding in him?" (1 John 3:17)
The Greek word for "LOVE" (agapé 26 in Greek, noun) only appears 1 time in Matthew, and that 1 time is found in Matthew 24:12.

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Matthew 24:27: "For just-as the lightning comes-out from (the) east and is-appearing (phainetai 5316 in Greek) as-far-as (the) west, so will-be the coming (of) the Son (of) Man."

1 John 3:2: "Beloved, we-are now children (of) God, and what we-will-be has not-yet appeared. We-know that if He-appears (phanerōthē 5319 in Greek), we-will-be like Him, because we-will-see Him just-as He-is."

(The Greek word for "He-appears" (phaneroó 5319 in Greek, verb) used in 1 John 3:2 comes from the Greek word for "apparent" (phaneros 5318 in Greek, adjective), which comes from the Greek word for "is-appearing" (phainó 5316 in Greek, verb) used in Matthew 24:27).

Matthew 24:30: "And then the sign (of) the Son (of) Man will-appear in (the) heaven. And at-that-time all the tribes (of) the earth will-beat-their-breasts. And THEY-WILL-SEE the Son (of) man coming on the clouds (of) heaven with power and great glory."

1 John 3:2: "Beloved, we-are now children (of) God, and what we-will-be has not-yet appeared. We-know that if He-appears, we-will-be like Him, because WE-WILL-SEE Him just-as He-is."

Matthew 24:12: "And the love (of) the majority will-grow-cold because-of LAWLESSNESS being-multiplied."

1 John 3:4: "Everyone doing sin also is-doing LAWLESSNESS. Indeed sin is LAWLESSNESS."

Matthew 24:11: "And many false-prophets will-arise and DECEIVE many."

1 John 3:7: "Little-children, let no one BE-DECEIVING you — the (one) doing righteousness is righteous, just-as that (One) is righteous."

Matthew 24:9: "Then they-will-hand you over to affliction, and they-will-kill you. And you-will-be BEING-HATED by all the nations because-of My name."

1 John 3:13: "And do not be-marveling, brothers, if the world HATES you!"

Matthew 24:10: "And then many will-be-caused-to-fall, and will-hand one-another over, and WILL-HATE one-another."

1 John 3:15: "Everyone HATING his brother is (a) murderer, and you-know that every murderer does not have eternal life abiding in him."

Matthew 24:12: "And the LOVE (of) the majority will-grow-cold because-of lawlessness being-multiplied."

1 John 3:17: "But whoever has the goods (of) the world and sees his brother having (a) need and shuts his deep-feelings from him, how is the LOVE (of) God abiding in him?"

(The Greek word for "LOVE" (agapé 26 in Greek, noun) only appears 1 time in Matthew, and that 1 time is found in Matthew 24:12).

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