1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and those who love the Father also love his children. New birth produces both true faith and love for God's family.

Cross-references · 22

• John 1:12–13But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
• 1 Jn 2:29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
• John 8:42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
• 1 Jn 4:7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
• 1 Pet 1:22–23Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
• 1 Jn 5:4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
• 1 Jn 3:14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
• 1 Jn 3:9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
• Matt 16:16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
• 1 Jn 2:22–23Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
• John 3:3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
• John 15:23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
• Rom 10:9–10That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
• 1 Jn 2:10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
• 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• 1 Jn 4:20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
• 1 Jn 4:14–15And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
• John 6:69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
• 1 Jn 4:2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
• Jas 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
• 1 Jn 3:17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
• Acts 8:36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

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