Cross references

John 1:4

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

John 1:4 BSB

John 1:4 has 28 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 26 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 8:12 (77 votes) and John 12:46 (67 votes). 30 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Exodus 37 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does John 1:4 point to?

The 20 strongest of 28, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. John 8:1277 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. John 12:4667 votes

    I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

  3. John 5:2649 votes

    For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.

  4. 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. If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. …

  5. John 9:539 votes

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

  6. because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

  7. John 11:2533 votes

    Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

  8. “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.

  9. John 14:628 votes

    Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

  10. 1 John 5:1128 votes

    And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

  11. John 12:3521 votes
  12. Matthew 4:1619 votes
  13. Isaiah 42:1618 votes
  14. Acts 26:2316 votes
  15. Luke 2:3215 votes
  16. John 1:8–913 votes

    He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

  17. John 5:2113 votes
  18. Psalm 84:1112 votes

Which verses point to John 1:4?

The 10 strongest of 30.