John 1:16 Cross References
John 1:16
16: We have all benefited from the rich blessings he brought to us--one gracious blessing after another.
Colossians 1:19
- For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ,
Romans 5:2
- Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of highest privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory.
Ephesians 4:7
- However, he has given each one of us a special gift according to the generosity of Christ.
- That is why the Scriptures say, "When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people."
- Notice that it says "he ascended." This means that Christ first came down to the lowly world in which we live.
- The same one who came down is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that his rule might fill the entire universe.
- He is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
Colossians 2:9
- For in Christ the fullness of God lives in a human body,
- and you are complete through your union with Christ. He is the Lord over every ruler and authority in the universe.
Ephesians 2:5
- that even while we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's special favor that you have been saved!)
- For he raised us from the dead along with Christ, and we are seated with him in the heavenly realms--all because we are one with Christ Jesus.
- And so God can always point to us as examples of the incredible wealth of his favor and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us through Christ Jesus.
- God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
- Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
1 Corinthians 1:4
- I can never stop thanking God for all the generous gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.
- He has enriched your church with the gifts of eloquence and every kind of knowledge.
Ephesians 1:23
- And the church is his body; it is filled by Christ, who fills everything everywhere with his presence.
Romans 5:17
- The sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over us, but all who receive God's wonderful, gracious gift of righteousness will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 3:19
- May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Ephesians 1:6
- So we praise God for the wonderful kindness he has poured out on us because we belong to his dearly loved Son.
- He is so rich in kindness that he purchased our freedom through the blood of his Son, and our sins are forgiven.
- He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
John 3:34
- For he is sent by God. He speaks God's words, for God's Spirit is upon him without measure or limit.
Luke 21:15
- for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply!
1 Peter 1:2
- God the Father chose you long ago, and the Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed Jesus Christ and are cleansed by his blood. May you have more and more of God's special favor and wonderful peace.
Matthew 3:11
- "I baptize with water those who turn from their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is far greater than I am--so much greater that I am not even worthy to be his slave. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Romans 5:20
- God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful kindness became more abundant.
Romans 8:9
- But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them are not Christians at all.)
Zechariah 4:7
- Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel's way; it will flatten out before him! Then Zerubbabel will set the final stone of the Temple in place, and the people will shout: `May God bless it! May God bless it!'"
John 15:1
- "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
- He cuts off every branch that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.
- You have already been pruned for greater fruitfulness by the message I have given you.
- Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful apart from me.
- "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
Colossians 2:3
- In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Matthew 3:14
- But John didn't want to baptize him. "I am the one who needs to be baptized by you," he said, "so why are you coming to me?"
Acts 3:12
- Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. "People of Israel," he said, "what is so astounding about this? And why look at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power and godliness?
- For it is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, the God of all our ancestors who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate's decision to release him.
- You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer.
- You killed the author of life, but God raised him to life. And we are witnesses of this fact!
- "The name of Jesus has healed this man--and you know how lame he was before. Faith in Jesus' name has caused this healing before your very eyes.
Matthew 13:12
- To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.
1 Peter 1:11
- They wondered what the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ's suffering and his great glory afterward. They wondered when and to whom all this would happen.