Cross references

1 John 3:23

And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.

1 John 3:23 BSB

1 John 3:23 has 18 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 6:29 (14 votes) and John 13:34 (12 votes). 48 other verses point back to it. It links with 21 other books, from Leviticus 19 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does 1 John 3:23 point to?

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

  1. John 6:2914 votes

    Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”

  2. John 13:3412 votes

    A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

  3. 1 Peter 1:2211 votes

    Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

  4. John 15:1210 votes

    This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

  5. Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

  6. This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

  7. Mark 9:77 votes

    Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

  8. Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

  9. And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

  10. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

  11. and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

  12. Acts 16:315 votes
  13. Psalm 2:123 votes
  14. John 17:33 votes
  15. John 14:12 votes

Which verses point to 1 John 3:23?

The 10 strongest of 48.