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1 John KJV

New Testament · 5 chapters · 105 verses · about 13 minutes to read

John writes so that believers may know that they have eternal life, testing it three ways: walking in the light, loving the brethren, and believing that Jesus is the Christ. It is where confession meets a promise of cleansing.

Author: John the apostleTraditionally dated about AD 90Theme: assurance

Chapters

Outline of 1 John

Key verses

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 4:19

We love him, because he first loved us.

1 John 5:13

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

Well-known verses in 1 John

1 John 3:1

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

1 John 3:2

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 5:1

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

1 John 4:20-21

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

1 John 3:16-18

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

1 John 3:12

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

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 Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

1 John 4:1

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

1 John 5:11-13

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

How long 1 John is

Chapters: 5Verses: 105Words: about 2,516Read in: about 13 minutesLongest chapter: 1 John 2 (29 verses)

1 John is the 62nd book of the Bible and the 23rd of the New Testament, between 2 Peter and 2 John. Compare all 66 books →

Common questions

Who wrote the book of 1 John?

John the apostle.

When was 1 John written?

It is traditionally dated about AD 90.

What is the book of 1 John about?

John writes so that believers may know that they have eternal life, testing it three ways: walking in the light, loving the brethren, and believing that Jesus is the Christ. It is where confession meets a promise of cleansing.

How long is 1 John?

1 John has 5 chapters and 105 verses in the King James Version — about 2,516 words.

How long does it take to read 1 John?

about 13 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.

How many chapters are in 1 John?

5.

How many verses are in 1 John?

105.

What is the longest chapter in 1 John?

1 John 2, with 29 verses. The shortest is 1 John 1, with 10.

Where is 1 John in the Bible?

1 John is the 62nd book of the Bible and the 23rd of the New Testament, between 2 Peter and 2 John.

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