Cross references

John 16:1

“I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.

John 16:1 BSB

John 16:1 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Peter 2:8 (15 votes) and Matthew 13:21 (12 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Matthew 10 to 1 Peter 2.

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Which verses does John 16:1 point to?

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  1. 1 Peter 2:815 votes

    and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.

  2. But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

  3. Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” …

  4. At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

  5. If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. …

  6. John 16:46 votes

    But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

  7. It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

  8. Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”

  9. And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

  10. I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.

Which verses point to John 16:1?

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