1 John
5 chapter
1 John: The whole book, chapter by chapter
1 John 1
1 John 1 opens in verse 1 with “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 5 with “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is…”, and closes in verse 10 with “If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” Repeated or prominent terms include fellowship, life, light, seen, Christ. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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1 John 2 opens in verse 1 with “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 15 with “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world…”, and closes in verse 29 with “If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born…” Repeated or prominent terms include know, Father, world, write, beginning. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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1 John 3 opens in verse 1 with “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 12 with “Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he…”, and closes in verse 24 with “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know…” Repeated or prominent terms include love, know, brother, children, devil. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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1 John 4 opens in verse 1 with “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 11 with “Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.”, and closes in verse 21 with “And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.” Repeated or prominent terms include love, world, spirit, dwelleth, loved. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
One complete chapter pageOpen chapter →Chapter 51 John 5
1 John 5 opens in verse 1 with “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 11 with “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his…”, and closes in verse 21 with “Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.” Repeated or prominent terms include know, life, witness, believeth, death. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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