1 John 3:5

Which verses does 1 John 3:5 point to?

The 20 strongest of 29, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. 2 Corinthians 5:2120 votes

   God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

2. Hebrews 9:2814 votes

   so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

3. 1 Peter 2:2410 votes

   He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

4. 1 Peter 3:1810 votes

   For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

5. Hebrews 9:269 votes

   Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

6. John 1:297 votes

   The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

7. 1 John 4:9–147 votes

   This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. …

8. Isaiah 53:4–126 votes

   Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. …

9. Titus 2:146 votes

   He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

10. 1 John 1:76 votes

    But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

11. Revelation 1:56 votes

    and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

12. Matthew 1:215 votes
13. 1 Timothy 1:155 votes
14. Hebrews 1:35 votes
15. 1 Peter 2:225 votes
16. 1 John 1:25 votes
17. Romans 3:24–264 votes
18. Ephesians 5:25–274 votes
19. Hebrews 4:154 votes
20. 1 Peter 1:204 votes

Which verses point to 1 John 3:5?

The 10 strongest of 28.

• 2 Corinthians 5:21 72
• John 1:29 45
• Matthew 1:21 43
• Hebrews 4:15 33
• 1 Peter 2:22 12
• John 14:30 11
• 1 John 3:8 11
• Isaiah 53:9 10
• 1 Timothy 1:15 10
• 1 Timothy 3:16 10