1 John 4:15

The Passion Translation

Those who give thanks that Jesus is the Son of God live in God, and God lives in them.

Cross References

Matthew 10:32

“If you openly and publicly acknowledge me, I will freely and openly acknowledge you before my heavenly Father.

Luke 12:8

“I can assure you of this: If you freely declare in public that I am the Son of Man, the Messiah, then I will freely declare to all the angels of God that you are mine.

John 6:56

The one who eats my body and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in him.

Acts 8:37

Philip replied, “If you believe with all your heart, I’ll baptize you.” The man answered, “I believe that Jesus is the Anointed One, the Son of God.”

Romans 10:9

And what is God’s “living message”? It is the revelation of faith for salvation, which is the message that we preach. For if you publicly declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will experience salvation.

Philippians 2:11

And every tongue will proclaim in every language: “Jesus Christ is Lord Yahweh,” bringing glory and honor to God, his Father!

1 John 2:23

Whoever rejects the Son rejects the Father. Whoever embraces the Son embraces the Father also.

1 John 2:24

So you must be sure to keep the message burning in your hearts; that is, the message of life you heard from the beginning. If you do, you will always be living in close fellowship with the Son and with the Father.

1 John 3:23

So these are his commands: that we continually place our trust in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and that we keep loving one another, just as he has commanded us.

1 John 3:24

For all who obey his commands find their lives joined in union with him, and he lives and flourishes in them. We know and have proof that he constantly lives and flourishes in us, by the Spirit that he has given us.

1 John 4:12

No one has ever gazed upon the fullness of God’s splendor. But if we love one another, God makes his permanent home in us, and we make our permanent home in him, and his love is brought to its full expression in us.

1 John 4:2

Here’s the test for those with the genuine Spirit of God: they will confess Jesus as the Christ who has come in the flesh.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah is God’s spiritual child and has been fathered by God himself. And everyone who loves Father God loves his children as well.

1 John 5:5

So who are the world conquerors, defeating its power? Those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

2 John 1:7

Numerous deceivers have surfaced from among us and gone out into the world, people who will not acknowledge Jesus Christ coming as a man. These deceivers are antichrists!