John 3:21

Those who live by the truth come to the light so their deeds are seen as done in God. Genuine faith welcomes the light rather than fleeing it.

Cross-references · 29

• 1 Jn 1:6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
• Ps 139:23–24Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
• 3 Jn 1:11Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
• Eph 5:9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
• Phil 2:13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
• Ps 119:105Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
• 1 Jn 4:15–16Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
• 1 Jn 2:27–29But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
• Gal 6:8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
• Phil 1:11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
• Ps 119:80Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
• 1 Pet 1:22Seeing 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:
• Heb 13:21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
• 1 Jn 4:12–13No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
• John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
• Gal 5:22–23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• Col 1:29Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
• Isa 26:12LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
• John 15:4–5Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
• Acts 17:11–12These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
• 2 Cor 1:12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
• 1 Cor 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
• Ps 1:1–3Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
• Hos 14:8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
• 2 Pet 1:5–10And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
• Isa 8:20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
• Rev 3:1–2And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
• Rev 3:15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

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