1 John 2:28

New English Translation

And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink away from him in shame when he comes back.

Cross References

Isaiah 25:9

At that time they will say, “Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the Lord! We waited for him. Let’s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!”

Isaiah 45:17

Israel will be delivered once and for all by the Lord; you will never again be ashamed or humiliated.

Malachi 3:2

Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

Malachi 4:5

Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

Matthew 16:28

I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

Mark 8:38

For if anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

Luke 17:30

It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

Romans 9:33

just as it is written, “Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”

1 Corinthians 1:7

so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:23

But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him.

Ephesians 3:12

in whom we have boldness and confident access to God because of Christ’s faithfulness.

Colossians 3:4

When Christ (who is your life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.

1 Thessalonians 2:19

For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?

1 Thessalonians 3:13

so that your hearts are strengthened in holiness to be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 6:14

to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

2 Timothy 4:8

Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day – and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing.

Titus 2:13

as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 9:28

so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.

1 Peter 1:7

Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away – and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

1 Peter 5:4

Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.

1 John 2:1

(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.

1 John 3:21

Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,

1 John 4:17

By this love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because just as Jesus is, so also are we in this world.

1 John 5:14

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Revelation 1:7

(Look! He is returning with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.)