1 John 5:16

Easy To Read Version

These people always complain and find wrong \{in other people\}. They always do the \{evil\} things they want to do. They boast about themselves. The only reason they say good things about other people is to get what they want.

Cross References

Genesis 20:7

So give Abraham his wife again. Abraham is a prophet. [112] He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not give Sarah back to Abraham, then I promise that you will die. And all your family will die with you.”

Psalm 106:23

God wanted to destroy those people.\par But Moses, the man he chose,\par stopped him.\par God was very angry,\par but Moses blocked the way,\par so God did not destroy the people. {\cf2\super [558]} \par

Exodus 34:9

“Lord, if you are pleased with me, then please go with us. I know that these are stubborn people. But forgive us for the bad things we did! Accept us as your people.”

Jeremiah 11:14

“As for you, Jeremiah, don’t pray for these people of Judah. Don’t beg for them. Don’t say prayers for them. I will not listen. Those people will begin to suffer. And then they will call to me for help. But I will not listen.

Jeremiah 14:11

Then the Lord said to me, “Jeremiah, don’t pray for good things to happen to the people of Judah.

Jeremiah 7:16

“As for you, Jeremiah, don’t pray for these people of Judah. Don’t beg for them or pray for them. Don’t beg for me to help them. I will not listen to your prayer for them.

Numbers 12:13

So Moses prayed to the Lord, “God, please heal her from this sickness!”

Numbers 15:30

“But if a person sins and knows that he is doing wrong, then that person is against the Lord. That person must be separated from his people. It is the same for a person born into the family of Israel or for a foreigner living among you.

Luke 12:10

“If a person says something against the Son of Man, {\cf2\super [225]} he can be forgiven. But a person that says bad things against (refuses to accept) the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [226]} will not be forgiven.

John 17:9

I pray for them now. I am not praying for the people in the world. But I am praying for these men you gave me, because they are yours.

2 Timothy 4:14

But you should continue following the teachings you learned. You know that those teachings are true. You know you can trust the people who taught you those things.

1 John 5:17

Dear friends, remember what the apostles {\cf2\super [8]} of our Lord Jesus Christ said before.

1 Samuel 12:19

All the people said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for us, your servants. Don’t let us die! We have sinned many times. And now we have added to those sins—we have asked for a king.”

1 Samuel 2:25

If a person sins against another person, God may help him. But if a person sins against the Lord, then who can help that person?”