Cross references

John 3:21

But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

John 3:21 BSB
  1. a Some translators close this quotation after verse 15.

John 3:21 has 29 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 25 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 John 1:6 (27 votes) and Psalm 139:23–24 (25 votes). 37 other verses point back to it. It links with 27 other books, from Leviticus 11 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does John 3:21 point to?

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

  1. 1 John 1:627 votes

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

  2. Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.

  3. 3 John 1:1113 votes

    Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

  4. for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

  5. For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

  6. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

  7. If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

  8. And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught. And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming. …

  9. The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

  10. filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

  11. John 1:477 votes
  12. 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.

  13. John 5:396 votes

Which verses point to John 3:21?

The 10 strongest of 37.