1 John 5:1

Easy To Read Version

Greetings from Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James.

Cross References

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, {\cf2\super [229]} the Son of the living God.”

Luke 7:5

He loves our people and he built the synagogue {\cf2\super [125]} for us.”

John 1:3

All things were made through him (the Word). Nothing was made without him.

John 15:23

Any person that hates me also hates my Father.

John 3:3

Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth. A person must be born again. If a person is not born again, then that person cannot be in God’s kingdom.”

John 6:69

We believe in you. We know that you are the Holy One from God.”

John 8:42

Jesus said to those Jews, “If God were really your Father, then you would love me. I came from God, and now I am here. I did not come by my own authority. God sent me.

Acts 8:36

While they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The officer said, “Look! Here is water! What is stopping me from being baptized {\cf2\super [180]} ?”

Acts 8:37

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James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the word of truth. He wanted us to be the most important of all the things he made.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has great mercy, and because of his mercy he gave us a new life. This new life brings us a living hope through Jesus Christ’s rising from death.

1 John 2:10

The person that loves his brothers and sisters lives in the light, and there is nothing in that person that will make him do wrong.

1 John 2:29

You know that Christ is righteous (good). So you know that all people who do what is right (good) are God’s children.

1 John 3:14

We know that we have left death (sin) and have come into life. We know this because we love our brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}. The person who does not love is still in death.

1 John 3:17

Suppose a believer is rich enough to have all the things he needs. He sees his brother \{in Christ\} who is poor and does not have the things he needs. What if the believer who has things does not help the poor brother? Then the believer who has the things he needs does not have God’s love in his heart.

1 John 3:9

When God makes a person his child, that person does not continue to sin. Why? Because the new life God gave that person {\cf2\super [9]} stays in him. So that person is not able to continue sinning. Why? Because he has become a child of God.

1 John 4:2

This is how you can know God’s Spirit. {\cf2\super [15]} One spirit says, “I believe that Jesus is the Christ who came to earth and became a man.” That Spirit is from God.

1 John 4:20

If a person says, “I love God,” but that person hates his brother or sister \{in Christ\}, then that person is a liar. That person can see his brother, but he hates him. So that person cannot love God, because he has never seen God!

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, we should love each other, because love comes from God. The person who loves has become God’s child. And so the person who loves knows God.

1 John 5:18

We know that any person who has been made God’s child does not continue to sin. The Son of God keeps God’s child safe. {\cf2\super [22]} The Evil One (the devil) cannot hurt that person.

1 John 5:4

I was very happy to learn about some of your children. I am happy that they are following the way of truth, like the Father (God) commanded us.

1 John 5:5

And now, dear lady, {\cf2\super [4]} I tell you: We should all love each other. This is not a new command. It is the same command we had from the beginning.