1 John 3:20

1 John · New Testament · Chapter 3

“For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.”1 John 3:20

What Does 1 John 3:20 Mean?

1 John 3:20 is found in the book of 1 John, chapter 3, verse 20 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to 1 John 3:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 145:18“The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.”Psalms 139:1“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.”Jeremiah 17:10“I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.”Job 13:15“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.”Hebrews 4:13“Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.”1 Corinthians 4:4“For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.”1 John 4:4“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”Jeremiah 23:24“Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.”Psalms 119:2“Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.”John 10:29“My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.”Psalms 44:20“If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;”2 Corinthians 13:5“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”Job 33:12“Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.”Psalms 119:6“Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.”John 8:9“And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.”Romans 2:14“For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:”Titus 3:11“Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.”Revelation 2:23“And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.”Genesis 3:10“And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”Job 27:6“My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.”

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