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1 John · read by G.W. North
56 verses, in order. Only the verses G.W. read aloud are shown.
1 John 1
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That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.Read from KJV · The Covenant 5 - the Holiest of All
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And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.Read from KJV · Knowing God
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If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.Read from KJV · Deliverance and Freedom From Sin
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If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.Read from ESV · Deliverance and Freedom From Sin
1 John 2
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He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.Read from ESV · Knowing God
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By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.Read from KJV · Knowing God
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If anyone says, "I know Him," but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.Read from KJV · Knowing God
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Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.Read from NKJV · Knowing God
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Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.Read from KJV · Knowing God
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If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.Read from KJV · Knowing God
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Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.Read from KJV · Knowing God
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For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.Read from NKJV · Knowing God
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They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.Read from KJV · The Anointing: The Doctrine of Christ
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You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.Read from NKJV · Knowing God
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As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.Read from KJV · The Anointing: The Doctrine of Christ
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And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.Read from NKJV · The Anointing: The Doctrine of Christ
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I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.Read from KJV · The Anointing: The Doctrine of Christ
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And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.Read from KJV · The Anointing: The Doctrine of Christ
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And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.Read from KJV · Labouring for the Lord
1 John 3
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Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.Read from KJV · Marks of the New Birth
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Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.Read from KJV · Marks of the New Birth
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And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.Read from KJV · Deliverance and Freedom From Sin
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But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.Read from NKJV · Deliverance and Freedom From Sin
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No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.Read from KJV · Labouring for the Lord
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Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.Read from KJV · Labouring for the Lord
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The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.Read from KJV · Marks of the New Birth
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Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God's seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.Read from KJV · Labouring for the Lord
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By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.Read from KJV · Labouring for the Lord
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We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.Read from KJV · Marks of the New Birth
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Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.Read from NKJV · Marks of the New Birth
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If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?Read from KJV · Marks of the New Birth
1 John 4
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Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.Read from KJV · Knowing God
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By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,Read from KJV · Marks of the New Birth
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and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.Read from KJV · Marks of the New Birth
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You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.Read from KJV · Labouring for the Lord
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Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.Read from KJV · Labouring for the Lord
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This is how God's love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.Read from KJV · Beloved, Let Us Love One Another
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And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.Read from KJV · Beloved, Let Us Love One Another
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Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.Read from KJV · Beloved, Let Us Love One Another
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No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.Read from KJV · Beloved, Let Us Love One Another
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If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.Read from KJV · Labouring for the Lord
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In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.Read from KJV · Labouring for the Lord
1 John 5
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Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.Read from KJV · Spirit, Water, Blood
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By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.Read from NKJV · The Tabernacle
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For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,Read from KJV · Spirit, Water, Blood
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because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.Read from KJV · Labouring for the Lord
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Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.Read from KJV · Spirit, Water, Blood
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This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.Read from KJV · Spirit, Water, Blood
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the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.Read from ESV · Spirit, Water, Blood
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Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.Read from KJV · The Name of Jesus
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Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.Read from KJV · The Name of Jesus
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And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.Read from KJV · The Name of Jesus
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Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.Read from KJV · The Name of Jesus
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I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.Read from KJV · The Name of Jesus
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We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.Read from KJV · Labouring for the Lord