1 John 1:3
1 John · New Testament · Chapter 1
“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”1 John 1:3
What Does 1 John 1:3 Mean?
1 John 1:3 is found in the book of 1 John, chapter 1, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Trinity, and Incarnation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 John 1:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 2:42“And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”1 Corinthians 1:9“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”John 17:3“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”John 17:21“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.”1 John 1:7“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.”Acts 4:20“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”2 John 1:9“Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.”Philippians 2:1“If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,”2 Corinthians 13:14“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.”Ephesians 3:6“That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:”Psalms 66:16“Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.”Hebrews 3:14“For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;”1 John 2:23“Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.”Psalms 119:63“I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.”John 16:24“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”John 17:23“I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.”1 Corinthians 10:16“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?”Philippians 3:8“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,”Philippians 3:10“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;”1 Peter 5:1“The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:”
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