1 John 4:16
1 John · New Testament · Chapter 4
“And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”1 John 4:16
What Does 1 John 4:16 Mean?
1 John 4:16 is found in the book of 1 John, chapter 4, verse 16 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 4:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”1 John 4:8“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”Ephesians 3:17“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,”Jude 1:21“Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.”1 John 3:24“And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.”Psalms 36:7“How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.”1 John 3:1“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.”Psalms 18:1“I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.”Psalms 90:1“Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.”1 John 4:12“No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.”1 John 3:16“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”Psalms 31:19“Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!”1 John 4:9“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.”1 Corinthians 2:9“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”1 John 5:20“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”John 6:69“And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.”Romans 8:39“Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”1 John 2:24“Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.”Isaiah 64:4“For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.”Ephesians 1:4“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:”
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