Cross references

John 8:47

Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

John 8:47 BSB

John 8:47 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 10:26–27 (17 votes) and 2 John 1:9 (17 votes). 26 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Job 21 to 3 John 1.

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Which verses does John 8:47 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe. My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

  2. 2 John 1:917 votes

    Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.

  3. John 18:3714 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.”

  4. It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me— not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.

  5. By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

  6. John 8:378 votes

    I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.

  7. John 8:458 votes

    But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!

  8. But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God— children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

  9. John 8:436 votes

    Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.

  10. I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You. …

  11. John 6:655 votes
  12. 1 John 5:12 votes

    Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

Which verses point to John 8:47?

The 10 strongest of 26.