2 John 1 cross-references
2 John 1 has 13 verses, which point to 145 other passages and are cited by 195. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
Points to (20)
- 1 Timothy 2:4 — Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 8 votes
- 1 John 3:18 — My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 7 votes
- John 8:32 — And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 7 votes
- 2 John 1:13 – 3 John 1:15 — The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. 6 votes
- 2 John 1:5 — And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from… 6 votes
- 1 Peter 5:1 — The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and… 6 votes
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- John 15:7 — If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 22 votes
- 1 John 3:18 — My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 11 votes
- 3 John 1:1 — The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 7 votes
- 1 Peter 5:1 — The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and… 7 votes
2 John 1:2
For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
Points to (10)
- 1 John 2:17 — And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 7 votes
- 1 John 2:14 — I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto… 6 votes
- 1 John 1:8 — If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 6 votes
- 2 Peter 1:12 — Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and… 5 votes
- Colossians 3:16 — Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and… 5 votes
- John 15:7 — If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 5 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Colossians 3:16 — Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and… 29 votes
- 1 John 2:27 — But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but… 13 votes
- 1 John 1:8 — If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 8 votes
- 1 John 2:14 — I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto… 7 votes
2 John 1:3
Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
Points to (9)
- 1 John 4:10 — Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our… 8 votes
- Romans 1:7 — To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and… 8 votes
- 1 Timothy 1:2 — Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. 7 votes
- 1 Timothy 1:14 — And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 6 votes
- Galatians 5:6 — For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by… 4 votes
- 2 John 1:1 — The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they… 3 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- 2 Peter 1:17 — For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent… 29 votes
- Galatians 1:3 — Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 7 votes
- Romans 1:7 — To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and… 6 votes
- Acts 15:23 — And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the… 3 votes
2 John 1:4
I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
Points to (11)
- 3 John 1:3–4 — For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou… 11 votes
- Ephesians 5:8 — For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 8 votes
- 1 John 2:6 — He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 7 votes
- Ephesians 5:2 — And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to… 7 votes
- Hosea 14:9 — Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD… 7 votes
- 1 John 1:6–7 — If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 6 votes
Pointed to from (18)
- 1 Corinthians 13:13 — And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. 36 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:6 — Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 23 votes
- 3 John 1:3 — For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou… 11 votes
- 1 John 1:7 — But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of… 11 votes
2 John 1:5
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
Points to (15)
- 1 John 3:11 — For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 9 votes
- John 15:12 — This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 9 votes
- John 13:34–35 — A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one… 9 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9 — But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love… 8 votes
- 1 John 3:23 — And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one… 7 votes
- 1 John 4:20 — If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he… 5 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- John 13:34 — A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one… 22 votes
- 1 John 3:11 — For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 15 votes
- 1 John 2:7 — Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The… 14 votes
- 1 John 2:24 — Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the… 11 votes
2 John 1:6
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
Points to (11)
- 1 John 5:3 — For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 26 votes
- 1 John 2:24 — Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the… 18 votes
- John 15:10 — If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and… 18 votes
- John 14:15 — If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16 votes
- 1 John 2:5 — But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 15 votes
- Galatians 5:13–14 — For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by… 15 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- John 14:15 — If ye love me, keep my commandments. 244 votes
- John 14:21 — He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved… 69 votes
- 1 John 5:3 — For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 20 votes
- Ezekiel 36:27 — And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments,… 9 votes
2 John 1:7
For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Points to (8)
- 1 John 4:1–3 — Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets… 12 votes
- 1 John 2:26 — These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. 11 votes
- 1 John 2:18–22 — Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there… 9 votes
- 2 Peter 2:1–3 — But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who… 8 votes
- 1 Timothy 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the… 7 votes
- John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten… 5 votes
Pointed to from (26)
- 1 John 4:1 — Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets… 35 votes
- 1 John 2:22 — Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the… 27 votes
- 1 John 2:18 — Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there… 25 votes
- Romans 10:9 — That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath… 23 votes
2 John 1:8
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
Points to (19)
- Hebrews 10:35 — Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. 20 votes
- Revelation 3:11 — Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. 18 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:14 — If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 16 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:8 — Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to… 12 votes
- Hebrews 12:15 — Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble… 11 votes
- Galatians 3:4 — Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 10 votes
Pointed to from (26)
- 2 Chronicles 15:7 — Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded. 24 votes
- 1 Timothy 4:16 — Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save… 18 votes
- Colossians 2:6 — As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 16 votes
- Colossians 2:8 — Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the… 15 votes
2 John 1:9
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
Points to (13)
- John 7:16–17 — Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 26 votes
- Colossians 3:16 — Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and… 16 votes
- 1 John 2:22–24 — Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the… 14 votes
- 1 John 1:3 — That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly… 13 votes
- John 15:6 — If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them… 13 votes
- Acts 2:42 — And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in… 11 votes
Pointed to from (26)
- John 14:6 — Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 87 votes
- Matthew 11:27 — All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth… 78 votes
- John 15:4 — Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more… 66 votes
- John 8:31 — Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples… 66 votes
2 John 1:10
If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
Points to (10)
- Titus 3:10 — A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; 17 votes
- Romans 16:17–18 — Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye… 16 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6 — Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every… 12 votes
- 2 Timothy 3:5–6 — Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 11 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 3:14 — And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be… 11 votes
- 1 Corinthians 5:11 — But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or… 9 votes
Pointed to from (27)
- Ephesians 5:11 — And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 23 votes
- Titus 3:10 — A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; 17 votes
- 2 Timothy 3:5 — Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 13 votes
- 1 Corinthians 5:11 — But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or… 11 votes
2 John 1:11
For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
Points to (4)
- 1 Timothy 5:22 — Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure. 7 votes
- Ephesians 5:11 — And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 5 votes
- Revelation 18:4 — And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her… 2 votes
- Psalms 50:18 — When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. 2 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- 2 John 1:10 — If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God… 7 votes
- 1 Timothy 5:22 — Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure. 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:26 — And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the… 5 votes
- Revelation 18:4 — And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her… 4 votes
2 John 1:12
Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
Points to (13)
- 3 John 1:13–14 — I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: 5 votes
- John 16:12 — I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. 5 votes
- 1 John 1:4 — And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 4 votes
- 1 Corinthians 16:5–7 — Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia. 4 votes
- Romans 15:24 — Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be… 4 votes
- John 17:13 — And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in… 4 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- John 15:11 — These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 11 votes
- 1 John 1:4 — And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 9 votes
- 3 John 1:13 — I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: 6 votes
- John 16:24 — Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 6 votes
2 John 1:13
The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
Points to (2)
- 2 John 1:1–13 — The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they… 4 votes
- 1 Peter 5:13 — The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son. 4 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- 2 John 1:1 — The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they… 6 votes
- Acts 15:23 — And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the… 3 votes
- 1 Peter 1:2 — Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience… 2 votes
- 2 Timothy 4:21 — Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all… 2 votes