Cross references

1 John 4:6

We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

1 John 4:6 BSB
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1 John 4:6 has 29 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 20 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 14:17 (20 votes) and John 10:27 (19 votes). 25 other verses point back to it. It links with 16 other books, from 1 Kings 22 to Jude 1.

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Which verses does 1 John 4:6 point to?

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

  1. John 14:1720 votes

    the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

  2. John 10:2719 votes

    My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

  3. We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. …

  4. John 15:2612 votes

    When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

  5. But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me! Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me? …

  6. 1 John 4:110 votes

    Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

  7. John 18:378 votes

    “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

  8. 1 John 4:47 votes

    You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

  9. If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.

  10. The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. …

  11. Micah 3:85 votes
  12. John 16:135 votes

    However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

  13. 1 John 4:85 votes

    Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

  14. Luke 10:224 votes
  15. John 8:194 votes
  16. John 13:204 votes
  17. Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

Which verses point to 1 John 4:6?

The 10 strongest of 25.