1 John 3:3 Cross References - LEB

³ And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as that one is pure.

⁴⁸ Therefore you be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

³⁶ Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful!*

⁹ And he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

⁴ and patient endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, ⁵ and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

¹² And again Isaiah says,
"The root of Jesse will come, even the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will put their hope."*

¹ Therefore since we* have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of body and spirit, accomplishing holiness in the fear of God.

⁵ because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, which you have heard about beforehand in the word of truth, the gospel,

¹⁶ Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,

⁷ so that, having been justified by his grace, we may become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

¹⁸ in order that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge may have powerful encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us,

²⁶ For a high priest such as this indeed is fitting for us, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and having become exalted above the heavens,

¹⁴ Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

⁴ through which things he has bestowed on us his precious and very great promises, so that through these you may become sharers of the divine nature after* escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire,

¹⁴ Therefore, dear friends, because you* are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found at peace, spotless and unblemished in him.

⁶ The one who says that he resides in him ought also to walk* just as that one walked.

¹⁷ By this love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because just as that one is, so also are we in this world.