1 John 3:1-3 Part 1 of 2

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

 

See what great love the Father has lavished on us,

John 3:16  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (see verses 14-19)

Romans 5:8  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (see verses 1-11)

Ephesians 2:4-5  But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. (see verses 1-10)

1 John 4:9-10  This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. (see verses 7-21)

 

that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 

1 John 3:10  This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God's child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.

John 1:11-12  He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--... 

Romans 8:14-16  For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. (see verses 1-17)

 

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1 John 2:28-29 Part 2 of 2

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.

 

and unashamed before him at his coming.

Matthew 16:27  "For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done." (see verses 24-28)

Luke 17:30  "It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed." (see verses 20-37)

1 Corinthians 1:7  Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. (see verses 4-9)

1 Corinthians 4:5  Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God. (see verses 1-5)

1 Thessalonians 3:13  May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. (see verses 6-13)

1 Peter 1:7  These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith--of greater worth than gold which perishes even though refined by fire--may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. (see verses 3-9)

Revelation 1:7  "Look, he is coming with the clouds," (Daniel 7:13) and "every eye will see him, even those who pierced him" (John 19:34, 37); and all peoples on earth "will mourn because of him." (Zechariah 12:10) So shall it be! Amen. (see verses 4-8)

 

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him. 

1 John 3:7  Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. (see verses 4-10)

John 1:13  ... children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. (see verses 12-14)

James 1:16-18  Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

1 John 3:9  No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. (see verses 1-10)

 

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1 John 2:28-29 Part 1 of 2

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.

 

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears

Colossians 3:4  When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. (see verses 1-4)

1 John 3:2  Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. (see verses 1-3)

 

we may be confident 

Ephesians 3:12  In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. (see verses 7-13)

2 Corinthians 3:4  Such confidence we have through Christ before God. (see verses 2:14-3:6)

Hebrews 3:14  We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the end. (see verses 7-19)

Hebrews 4:16  Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (see verses 14-16)

Hebrews 10:19  Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, ... (see verses 19-25)

Hebrews 10:35  So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. (see verses 32-39)

1 John 3:21-22  Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. (see verses 19-24)

1 John 4:17  If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. (see verses 13-21)

 

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1 John 2:26-27 Part 2 of 2

I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit--just as it has taught you, remain in him.

 

But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit--

1 Corinthians 2:10b-13 The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person's thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. (see verses 6-16)

 

just as it has taught you, remain in him. 

John 15:4-5  "Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." (see verses 1-9)

John 6:54-56  "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them." (see verses 25-59)

1 John 2:24  As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. (see verses 20-27)

1 John 3:24  The one who keeps God's commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. (see verses 11-24)

1 John 4:15-16  If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. (see verses 7-21)

 

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1 John 2:26-27 Part 1 of 2

I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit--just as it has taught you, remain in him.

 

I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.

1 John 3:7  Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he (Christ) is righteous. (see verses 1-8)

Psalm 119:67  Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. (see verses 65-72)

Proverbs 10:17  Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. 

Isaiah 53:6  We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (see all chapter 53)

Jeremiah 50:6  "My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place." (see verses 4-7)

1 Peter 2:25  For "you were like sheep going astray," but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. (see verses 11-25)

 

As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. 

1 John 2:20  But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.

Jeremiah 31:33-34)  "This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time," declares the LORD. "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." (see verses 27-34)

Luke 12:11-12  "When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say." (see verses 1-12)

 

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1 John 2:24-25

As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he promised us--eternal life.

 

As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you.

1 John 2:7  Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. (see verses 7-11)

1 John 3:11  For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. (see verses 11-24)

2 John 5  And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. (see all 2 John)

 

If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 

John 14:23  Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them." (see verses 15-24)

John 15:4  "Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me." (see verses 1-17)

1 John 1:3  We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. (see all chapter 1)

2 John 9  Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.

 

And this is what he promised us--eternal life. 

Matthew 19:29  "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life." (see verses 16-30)

John 3:16  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (see all chapter 3)

Galatians 6:8  Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. (see verses 7-10)

1 John 5:11  And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (see verses 1-12)

1 John 5:13  I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

1 John 5:20  We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. (see verses 13-21)

 

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1 John 2:22-23

Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist--denying the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

 

Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist--denying the Father and the Son.

1 John 4:3  ... but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. (see verses 1-6)

2 John 7  I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. (see all 2 John)

 

No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also. 

John 8:19  Then they asked him, "Where is your father?"  "You do not know me or my Father," Jesus replied. "If you knew me, you would know my Father also." (see verses 12-20)

John 14:6-7  Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him." (see verses 1-14)

1 John 4:13-15  This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. (see verses 7-21)

1 John 5:1  Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. (see verses 1-12)

2 John 9  Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.

 

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1 John 2:20-21

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth.

 

But you have an anointing

1 John 2:27  As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit--just as it has taught you, remain in him. (see verses 24-27)

2 Corinthians 1:21-22  Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

 

from the Holy One, 

Mark 1:24  "What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!" (see verses 21-28)

Isaiah 41:14  "Do not be afraid, you worm, Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you," declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. (see verses 8-20)

John 6:68-69  Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God." (see verses 60-71)

Acts 3:14  "You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you." (see verses 11-26)

 

and all of you know the truth. 

Jeremiah 31:34  "No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." (see verses 23-37)

Matthew 13:11  He replied, "Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them." (see all chapter 13)

John 14:26  "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you." (see verses 15-31)

 

I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. 

2 Peter 1:12  So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. (see all chapter 1)

Jude 5  Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. (see all Jude, also Numbers 14)

 

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1 John 2:18-19

Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.

 

Dear children, this is the last hour;

Romans 13:11  And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. (see verses 11-14)

1 Corinthians 10:11  These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come. (see verses 1-13)

James 5:8  You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. (see verses 7-12)

1 Peter 5:7  The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. (see verses 7-11)

Revelation 22:10  Then he told me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. (see verses 6-11)

 

and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, 

1 John 2:22  Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist--denying the Father and the Son. (see verses 20-27)

1 John 4:2-3  This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. (see verses 1-6)

2 John 7  I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. (see verses 7-11)

 

This is how we know it is the last hour. 

1 John 4:1  Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (see verses 1-6)

 

They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us.

Acts 20:30  Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. (see verses 25-31)

 

For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. 

1 Corinthians 11:18-19  In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval. (see verses 17-34)

 

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1 John 2:15-17 Part 2 of 2

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

 

The world and its desires pass away,

Hebrews 12:26-27  At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." The words "once more" indicate the removing of what can be shaken--that is, created things--so that what cannot be shaken may remain. (see verses 18-29, also Haggai 2:6-9)

Isaiah 34:4  All the stars in the sky will be dissolved and the heavens rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree. (see all chapter 34)

1 Corinthians 7:29-31  What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away. (see verses 25-35)

Hebrews 1:10-12  He also says, "In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end." (Psalm 102:25-27)

2 Peter 3:9-10  The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. (see all chapter 3)

 

but whoever does the will of God lives forever. 

Matthew 12:50  "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is by brother and sister and mother." (see verses 46-50)

 

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1 John 2:15-17 Part 1 of 2

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

 

Do not love the world or anything in the world.

Romans 12:1-2  Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God--this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will. (see all chapter 12)

 

If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 

James 4:4  You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. (see verses 1-12)

James 1:27  Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (see verses 19-27)

2 Peter 1:4  Through these (see verse 3) he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. (see verses 1-11)

2 Peter 2:20  If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. (see all chapter 2)

 

For everything in the world--the lust of the flesh, 

Genesis 3:6  When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. (see all chapter 3)

Romans 13:14  Rather clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. (see verses 11-14)

Ephesians 2:3  All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. (see verses 1-10)

 

the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--comes not from the Father but from the world. 

Proverbs 27:20  Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.

Ecclesiastes 4:4  And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person's envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. (see verses 1-12)

Ecclesiastes 5:10  Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.

 

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1 John 2:12-14 Part 3 of 3

I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

 

I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong,

Ephesians 6:10-13  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. (see verses 10-18)

Psalm 27:14  Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. (see all Psalm 27)

Haggai 2:4  " 'But now be strong, Zerubbabel,' declares the LORD. 'Be strong, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,' declares the LORD, 'and work. For I am with you,' declares the LORD Almighty." (see verses 1-9)

1 Corinthians 16:13-14  Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.

1 Timothy 2:1  You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. (see verses 1-13)

 

and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one. 

Hebrews 4:12  For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. (see verses 12-13)

Psalm 119:11  I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. (see verses 9-16)

Matthew 4:4  Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' (Deuteronomy 8:3)" (see verses 1-11)

 

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1 John 2:12-14 Part 2 of 3

I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

 

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning.

John 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (see verses 1-5)

Isaiah 55:10-11  "As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." (see all chapter 55)

Revelation 19:13  He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. (see verses 11-16)

 

I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. 

John 16:33  "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." (see verses 25-33)

1 John 4:4  You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. (see verses 1-6)

1 John 5:3-4  In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith, (see verses 1-12)

Matthew 5:37  "All you need to say is simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one." (see verses 33-37)

Matthew 6:13  " 'And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.' " (see verses 5-15)

Matthew 13:19  "When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown along the path. " (see verses 3-23, also verses 24-43)

John 17:15  "My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one." (see all chapter 17)

 

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1 John 2:12-14 Part 1 of 3

I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

 

I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.

1 John 3:23  And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. (see verses 19-24)

John 6:29  Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent." (see verses 25-40)

Luke 24:46-48  He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things." (see verses 36-53)

John 1:12-13  Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. (see verses 1-14)

John 3:18  Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. (see verses 9-18)

John 20:30-31  Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (see verses 24-31)

1 Corinthians 6:11  And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (see verses 1-11)

1 John 5:13  I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. (see verses 1-15)

 

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1 John 2:9-11 Part 2 of 2

Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.

 

But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness.

1 John 1:6  If we claim to have fellowship with him (God) and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and to not live out the truth. (see verses 5-2:2)

John 3:19-21  This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. (see verses 1-21)

John 8:12  When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (see verses 12-20)

Proverbs 4:18  The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. (see verses 10-27)

2 Corinthians 6:14  Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? (see verses 14-18)

 

They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them. 

John 12:35  Then Jesus told them, "You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going." (see verses 35-43)

Proverbs 4:19  But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble. (see verses 10-27)

2 Peter 2:17  These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. (see all chapter 2)

Jude 6  And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling--these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. (see verses 4-7)

Jude 13  They are like wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever. (see verses 8-16)

 

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1 John 2:9-11 Part 1 of 2

Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.

 

Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness.

Leviticus 19:17  " 'Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.' " (see verses 9-18)

1 John 3:10  This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God's child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister. (see verses 7-10)

1 John 3:15-16  Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. (see verses 11-24)

1 John 4:20-21  Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister. (see verses 7-21)

 

Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light,  

1 John 3:14  We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.

1 John 1:5  This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. (see verses 5-7)

 

and there is nothing to make them stumble. 

Psalm 119:165  Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.

Psalm 37:23-24  The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. (see all  Psalm 37)

Hosea 14:9  Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the LORD are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them. (see all chapter 14, see all Hosea)

 

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1 John 2:7-8 Part 2 of 2

Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.

 

its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing

Romans 13:12  The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. [see verses 11-14]

Hebrews 10:24-25  And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching. [see verses 19-39]

 

and the true light is already shining. 

John 1:9  The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. [see verses 1-18]

Isaiah 9:2  The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. [see verses 1-7]

Isaiah 42:6-7  "I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness." [see verses 1-9]

Isaiah 49:6  ... he [the LORD] says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth." [see verses 5-7]

Ephesians 5:8-10  For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. [see verses 1-20]

1 Thessalonians 5:4-5  But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. [see verses 1-11]

 

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1 John 2:7-8 Part 1 of 2

Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.

 

Dear friends,

1 Corinthians 10:14  Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. (see verses 1-14)

Hebrews 6:9  Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case--things that have to do with salvation. (see all chapter 6)

1 Peter 2:11  Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. (see all chapter 2)

Jude 3  Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's holy people. (see all Jude)

 

I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. 

1 John 2:24  As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. (see verses 18-29)

1 John 3:11  For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. (see verses 11-24)

2 John 5-6  And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. (see all 2 John)

 

Yet I am writing you a new command; 

John 13:34-35  "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

John 15:12-13  "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command." (see all chapter 15)

 

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1 John 2:5-6

But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

 

But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them.

1 John 4:7-8  Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:12  No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. (see verses 7-12)

 

This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did. 

Matthew 11:29  "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." (see verses 25-30)

John 3:15  "I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you." (see verses 1-17)

Philippians 1:27-28  Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved--and that by God. (see all chapter 1)

Philippians 2:5-8  In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death--even death on a cross! (see verses 1-11)

Philippians 2:12-13  Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (see verses 12-18)

 

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1 John 2:3-4

We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. Whoever says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.

 

We know that we have come to know him

1 John 2:5-6  But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

1 John 3:24  The one who keeps God's commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. (see verses 16-24)

1 John 4:13  This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. (see verses 7-21)

1 John 5:2  This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. (see verses 1-12)

 

if we keep his commands. 

John 14:15  "If you love me, keep my commands." (see verses 15-21)

John 15:10  "If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love." (see verses 9-17)

Revelation 14:12  This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus. (see verses 1-13, also Revelation 12:17)

2 John 6  And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. (see all 2 John)

 

Whoever says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 

1 John 1:6  If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.

1 John 1:8  If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. (see verses 5-10)

1 John 3:5-6  But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. (see verses 1-10)

 

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1 John 2:1-2 Part 3 of 3

My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

 

and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

Matthew 1:21  "She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus (the LORD saves), because he will save his people from their sins." (see verses 18-25)

Psalm 130:7-8  Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. (see all Psalm 130)

John 3:17  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (see verses 1-21)

Acts 5:30-32  "The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead--whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. We are the witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him." (see verses 17-42)

Romans 11:13-14  I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. (see all chapter 11)

Titus 2:11-14  For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope--the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. (see all chapter 2)

 

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