1 John 1 Cross References - Wesley

¹ That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have beheld, and our hands have handled of the word of life: ² For the life was manifested, and we have seen, and testify and declare to you the eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested to us: ³ That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ: ⁴ And these things write we to you, that your joy may be full. ⁵ And this is the message which we have heard of him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ⁶ If we say we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth. 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. ⁸ If we say, we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful, and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say, we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

⁶ And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their Sins.

²² Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name have done many wonderful works?

⁵ And there went out to him all the land of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

² Even as they who were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word from the beginning, delivered them to us:

¹⁸ And many of those who believed came, confessing and openly declaring their deeds.

²⁷ For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

¹² The night is far spent; the day is at hand, let us therefore put off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light.

¹⁰ That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death:

¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous, to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

¹⁴ How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God?

³⁹ Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see: for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as you see me have.

¹ In the beginning existed the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

¹ In the beginning existed the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² The same was in the beginning with God.

² The same was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made by him, and without him was not one single thing made that was made. ⁴ In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

⁴ In him was life, and the life was the light of men. ⁵ And the light shineth in darkness, but the darkness perceived it not. ⁶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a testimony, ⁷ to testify of the light, that all thro' it might believe. ⁸ He was not the light, but was sent to testify of the light. ⁹ This was the true light, who lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

⁹ This was the true light, who lighteth every man that cometh into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by him; yet the world knew him not. ¹¹ He came to his own, and his own received him not. ¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he privilege to become the sons of God, to them that believe in his name: ¹³ Who were born, not of blood, nor by the will of the flesh, nor by the will of man, but of God. ¹⁴ And the Word was made flesh, and tabernacled among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth. ¹⁵ John testified of him and cried, saying, This is he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is preferred before me, for he was before me. ¹⁶ And out of his fulness have we all received, even grace upon grace. For the law was given by Moses, ¹⁷ but grace and truth was by Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

²⁹ The next day he seeth Jesus coming toward him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.

¹³ For no one hath gone up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven.

¹⁹ And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. ²⁰ For every one that doth evil, hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. ²¹ But he that practiseth the truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God.

²⁹ He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly, because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

²⁶ For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son also to have life in himself,

²⁹ But I know him; for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

¹² Then spake Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

³⁸ I speak that which I have seen with my father, and ye do that which ye have heard from your father.

⁴⁴ Ye are of your father the devil, and your will is, to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth; for there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it. ⁴⁵ But because I speak the truth, ye believe me not.

⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, Verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am.

⁵ While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. Having said this,

¹⁰ But if any man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.

²⁵ Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, tho' he die, yet shall he live; ²⁶ And whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall not die for ever.

³⁵ Who is this Son of man? Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness overtake you, for he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he goeth.

³⁵ Who is this Son of man? Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness overtake you, for he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he goeth. ³⁶ While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may become children of light. These things spake Jesus, and retiring concealed himself from them.

⁴⁶ I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me, may not continue in darkness.

⁶ Jesus saith, I am the way; and the truth, and the life; no man cometh to the Father, but by me.

²⁰ At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. ²¹ He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. ²² Judas (not Iscariot) saith to him, Lord, how is it, that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world? ²³ Jesus answered and said to him, If any man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.

¹¹ I have spoken these things to you, that my joy might remain in you, and your joy might be full.

²⁷ Ye also testify, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

²⁴ Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name: ask (and ye shall receive) that your joy may be full.

²⁸ I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again I leave the world, and go to the Father.

³ And this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

⁵ And now, Father, glorify thou me with thyself, with the glory which I had with thee, before the world was.

¹¹ And I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep thro' thy name them whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

²¹ That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

²⁵ Righteous Father, tho' the world hath not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

³⁵ And he that saw, hath testified it, and his testimony is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye may believe.

²⁷ Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands, and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side, and be not faithless, but believing.

¹⁴ This was the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after he was risen from the dead.

³ To whom also he presented himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs, being seen by them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

²² Beginning from the baptism of John, till the day that he was taken up from us, one must be ordained, to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

³² This Jesus God hath raised up, whereof all we are witnesses.

⁴² And they continued stedfast in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

¹⁵ But ye killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

²⁰ For we cannot but speak the things, which we have seen and heard.

³² And we are witnesses of these things, and also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

⁴¹ (Not to all the people, but to witnesses, chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him) after he rose from the dead.

³² And we declare to you glad tidings, that the promise which was made to the fathers,

⁴¹ Behold ye despisers, and wonder and perish. For I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

²³ For all have sinned, and are fallen short of the glory of God,

²⁶ I say, of his righteousness in this present time, that he might be just, and yet the justifier of him that believeth in Jesus.

³ For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God hath done: sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, to be a sacrifice for sin, he hath condemned sin in the flesh:

²⁷ It hath pleased them, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have partook of their spiritual things, they ought to minister to them in carnal things.

²⁵ according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, (according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began, ²⁶ But now made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God,

⁹ God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

³⁰ and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

¹⁸ Let none deceive himself: if any one among you thinketh himself to be wise, let him become a fool in this world, that he may become wise.

¹¹ And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

²³ I praise you not. For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus the night in which he was betrayed,

¹ Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye received, and wherein ye stand:

²⁴ Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy; for by faith ye have stood.

¹⁴ Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? or what communion hath light with darkness? ¹⁵ And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath a believer with an infidel? ¹⁶ And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? Now ye are the temple of the living God, as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them, and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.

¹⁴ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all.

⁴ But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son,

³ For if any man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

⁷ by which he hath freely accepted us through the beloved, By whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins,

⁶ That the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and joint-partakers of his promise by Christ through the gospel,

¹⁹ that ye may be filled with all the fulness of God.

⁸ For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord:

²⁶ That he might sanctify it (having cleansed it by the washing of water) through the word:

⁷ As it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, who were all partakers of my grace, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel.

²⁵ And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith: ²⁶ That your rejoicing for me may abound through Christ Jesus, by my presence with you again.

¹ If there be then any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies; Fulfil ye my joy,

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart unto the Lord.

¹⁰ to serve the living and true God, And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he hath raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.

¹⁵ This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief.

¹⁶ The mystery of godliness is the pillar and ground of the truth, and without controversy a great thing: God was manifested in the flesh, was justified by the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up into glory.

² By the hypocrisy of them that speak lies, having their own consciences seared as with an hot iron:

² And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them a service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

⁵ evil surmisings, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, supposing the gain is godliness. From such withdraw thyself.

¹⁶ Who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no man hath seen, neither can see; to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

¹⁰ But is now made manifest, by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

¹³ But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

² In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began;

¹⁴ Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

¹² in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

¹ Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high-priest of our profession,

¹⁴ (For we are made partakers of Christ, if

²³ Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering (for he is faithful that hath promised) And let us consider one another,

¹¹ By faith Sarah also herself received power to conceive seed, even when she was past age, because she accounted him faithful who had promised.

¹⁷ descending from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

²² But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves:

²⁶ If any one be ever so religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

¹⁴ What doth it profit, my brethren, tho' a man say he hath faith, and have not works?

¹⁶ and want daily food, And one of you say to them, Depart in peace; be ye warmed and filled, but give them not the things needful for the body, what doth it profit?

¹⁸ But one will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works. Shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

² For in many things we offend all. If any one offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.

¹⁹ But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot,

¹ The elders that are among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and likewise a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed,

¹⁶ For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his majesty. ¹⁷ For he received honour and glory from God the Father, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight. ¹⁸ And we being with him in the holy mountain, heard this voice coming from heaven:

¹³ Receiving the reward of unrighteousness. They count it pleasure to riot in the day time; spots and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings, while they feast with you,

¹ That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have beheld, and our hands have handled of the word of life: ² For the life was manifested, and we have seen, and testify and declare to you the eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested to us: ³ That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ:

³ That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ:

⁵ And this is the message which we have heard of him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ⁶ If we say we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth. 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. ⁸ If we say, we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

¹⁰ If we say, we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

¹ My beloved children, I write these things to you, that ye may not sin. But if any one sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous, And he is the propitiation for our sins;

¹ My beloved children, I write these things to you, that ye may not sin. But if any one sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous, And he is the propitiation for our sins; ² and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

⁴ He that faith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

⁹ He that saith, he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now.

⁹ He that saith, he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now. ¹⁰ He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.

¹⁰ He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him. ¹¹ But he that hateth his brother, is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because darkness hath blinded his eyes.

¹³ I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because ye have known the Father. ¹⁴ I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written to you young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

¹⁴ I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written to you young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

²³ Whosoever denieth the Son, he hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son, hath the Father also. ²⁴ Therefore let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning: if that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son and in the Father.

⁵ And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.

⁵ And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins, and in him is no sin. ⁶ Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not; whosoever sinneth, seeth him not, neither knoweth him.

⁸ He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning: to this end the son of God was manifested, to destroy the works of the devil.

¹¹ For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we love one another.

⁴ Ye are of God, beloved children, and have overcome them; because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

¹⁴ And we have seen and testify, that the Father sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.

²⁰ If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen?

⁶ This is he that came by water and blood; even Jesus Christ; not by the water only, but by the water and the blood: and it is the Spirit who testifieth; because the Spirit is truth. ⁷ For there are three that testify on earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and these three agree in one. ⁸ And there are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one.

¹⁰ He that believeth on the Son of God, hath the testimony in himself. He that believeth not God, hath made him a liar, because he believeth not the testimony which he hath testified of his Son.

¹⁰ He that believeth on the Son of God, hath the testimony in himself. He that believeth not God, hath made him a liar, because he believeth not the testimony which he hath testified of his Son. ¹¹ And this is the testimony, that God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

¹¹ And this is the testimony, that God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

²⁰ But we know that the Son of God is come; and he hath given us an understanding that we may know the true one; and we are in the true one, even in his Son Jesus Christ; this is the true God and eternal life.

² which abideth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

⁴ I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in the truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

¹² Having many things to write to you, I was not minded to write with paper and ink: but I trust to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

³ For I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came, and testified of the truth that is in thee, as thou walkest in the truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children walk in the truth. ⁵ And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first begotten from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth:

⁸ Yea. Amen. I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who cometh, the Almighty.

¹¹ and heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet, Saying, what thou seest, write in a book and send to the seven churches, to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead: and he laid his right-hand upon me, saying, Fear not, I am the First and the Last, ¹⁸ And he that liveth and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of death and of Hades.

⁸ And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write, These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead and is alive.

¹⁷ Because thou sayst, I am rich, and have inriched myself, and have need of nothing, and knowest not, that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. ¹⁸ I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified in the fire, that thou mayst be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayst be clothed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayst see.

¹⁴ And he said to me, These are they who come out of great affliction, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

¹¹ And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

³ And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, O King of the nations?

¹³ And he is clothed in a vesture dipt in blood, and his name is called, The Word of God.

²³ And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine on it; for the glory of God hath inlightened it, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof.

⁵ And there shall be no night there, neither is there need of a lamp, or of the light of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light, and they shall reign for ever.