Cross references

1 John 1:5

And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:5 BSB

1 John 1:5 has 15 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 8:12 (82 votes) and James 1:17 (52 votes). 19 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does 1 John 1:5 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. John 8:1282 votes

    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

  2. James 1:1752 votes

    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

  3. Isaiah 60:1947 votes

    No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

  4. Psalm 27:145 votes

    Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?

  5. John 1:938 votes

    The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

  6. John 1:434 votes

    In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

  7. There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

  8. Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

  9. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

  10. John 9:527 votes

    While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

  11. Psalm 36:922 votes
  12. Psalm 84:1116 votes

Which verses point to 1 John 1:5?

The 10 strongest of 19.