1 John 2:21

New International Reader's Version

I’m not writing to you because you don’t know the truth. I’m writing because you do know it. I’m writing to you because no lie comes from the truth.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:5

Let wise people listen and add to what they have learned. Let those who understand what is right get guidance.

John 18:37

“So you are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, that’s the reason I was born. I was born and came into the world to be a witness to the truth. Everyone who is on the side of truth listens to me.”

John 8:44

You belong to your father, the devil. You want to obey your father’s wishes. From the beginning, the devil was a murderer. He has never obeyed the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his natural language. He does this because he is a liar. He is the father of lies.

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say. Everyone should be quick to listen. But they should be slow to speak. They should be slow to get angry.

2 Peter 1:12

So I will always remind you of these things. I’ll do it even though you know them. I’ll do it even though you now have deep roots in the truth.

1 John 3:19

Here’s how we know that we hold to the truth. And here’s how we put our hearts at rest, knowing that God is watching.

Jude 1:5

I want to remind you about some things you already know. The Lord saved his people. At one time he brought them out of Egypt. But later he destroyed those who did not believe.