1John 4:17 Cross References

1 John 4:17

17: And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we are like Christ here in this world.

1 John 2:28

  1. And now, dear children, continue to live in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.

1 John 4:12

  1. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love has been brought to full expression through us.

1 John 2:5

  1. But those who obey God's word really do love him. That is the way to know whether or not we live in him.

1 John 3:3

  1. And all who believe this will keep themselves pure, just as Christ is pure.

Romans 8:29

  1. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters.

1 John 3:1

  1. See how very much our heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children, and we really are! But the people who belong to this world don't know God, so they don't understand that we are his children.

John 15:20

  1. Do you remember what I told you? 'A servant is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you!

1 John 3:19

  1. It is by our actions that we know we are living in the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before the Lord,
  2. even if our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
  3. Dear friends, if our conscience is clear, we can come to God with bold confidence.

1 Peter 4:13

  1. Instead, be very glad--because these trials will make you partners with Christ in his suffering, and afterward you will have the wonderful joy of sharing his glory when it is displayed to all the world.
  2. Be happy if you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God will come upon you.

Matthew 10:25

  1. The student shares the teacher's fate. The servant shares the master's fate. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, how much more will it happen to you, the members of the household!

James 2:22

  1. You see, he was trusting God so much that he was willing to do whatever God told him to do. His faith was made complete by what he did--by his actions.

1 Peter 4:1

  1. So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you are willing to suffer for Christ, you have decided to stop sinning.
  2. And you won't spend the rest of your life chasing after evil desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.
  3. You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy--their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.

Matthew 12:36

  1. And I tell you this, that you must give an account on judgment day of every idle word you speak.

2 Peter 3:7

  1. And God has also commanded that the heavens and the earth will be consumed by fire on the day of judgment, when ungodly people will perish.

Matthew 11:22

  1. I assure you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on the judgment day than you!

1 Peter 3:16

  1. But you must do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak evil against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.
  2. Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!
  3. Christ also suffered when he died for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners that he might bring us safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.

2 Peter 2:9

  1. So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while punishing the wicked right up until the day of judgment.

Hebrews 12:2

  1. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish. He was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy he knew would be his afterward. Now he is seated in the place of highest honor beside God's throne in heaven.
  2. Think about all he endured when sinful people did such terrible things to him, so that you don't become weary and give up.

James 2:13

  1. For there will be no mercy for you if you have not been merciful to others. But if you have been merciful, then God's mercy toward you will win out over his judgment against you.

Matthew 11:24

  1. I assure you, Sodom will be better off on the judgment day than you."

Matthew 10:15

  1. I assure you, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off on the judgment day than that place will be.
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