1 John 2:23

Contemporary English Version 1995

If we reject the Son, we reject the Father. But if we say we accept the Son, we have the Father.

Cross References

1 John 4:15

God stays one with everyone who openly says Jesus is the Son of God. This is how we stay one with God

John 8:19

“Where is your Father?” they asked. “You don't know me or my Father!” Jesus answered. “If you knew me, you would know my Father.”

John 10:30

and I am one with the Father.

John 5:23

The Father wants all people to honor the Son as much as they honor him. When anyone refuses to honor the Son, this is the same as refusing to honor the Father who sent him.

1 John 5:1

If we believe Jesus is truly Christ, we are God's children. Everyone who loves the Father will also love his children.

Luke 10:22

My Father has given me everything, and he is the only one who knows the Son. The only one who really knows the Father is the Son. But the Son wants to tell others about the Father, so they can know him too.

Matthew 11:27

My Father has given me everything, and he is the only one who knows the Son. The only one who truly knows the Father is the Son. But the Son wants to tell others about the Father, so they can know him too.

1 John 2:22

And a liar is anyone who says Jesus isn't truly Christ. Anyone who says this is an enemy of Christ and rejects both the Father and the Son.

John 16:3

They will do these things because they don't know either the Father or me.

John 17:3

Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.

1 John 4:2

and you can know which ones come from God. His Spirit says that Jesus Christ had a truly human body.

1 John 5:20

We know that Jesus Christ the Son of God has come and has shown us the true God. And because of Jesus, we now belong to the true God who gives eternal life.