1 John 5:3
1 John · New Testament · Chapter 5
“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”1 John 5:3
What Does 1 John 5:3 Mean?
1 John 5:3 is found in the book of 1 John, chapter 5, 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 Love.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 John 5:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 14:21“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”Deuteronomy 6:5“And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”Matthew 11:30“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”John 15:10“If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.”John 14:15“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”Revelation 22:14“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.”2 John 1:6“And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.”Deuteronomy 7:9“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;”Psalms 1:2“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”John 15:14“Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.”Psalms 119:4“Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.”1 John 2:3“And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.”Micah 6:8“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”Matthew 7:24“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:”Exodus 20:6“And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”Romans 7:22“For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:”Matthew 11:28“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”Deuteronomy 10:12“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,”Daniel 9:4“And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;”Deuteronomy 30:6“And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.”
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