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1 John 3

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1 John 3 . 1

1 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.IPHosea 1:10C1 John 3:1-11TOSK1 John 3:1TTChurch as Israel (New Covenant People) Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)

1 John 3 . 2

2 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.IPPsalm 17:15 Exodus 33:20C1 John 3:1-11TOSK1 John 3:2TTCircumcision (Circumcision of the Heart) Image of God (Priestly Vocation) Sensory Access to God (From Sinai's Veil to Zion's Vision)LTSonship

1 John 3 . 3

3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.C1 John 3:1-11TOSK1 John 3:3

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4 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.C1 John 3:1-11TOSK1 John 3:4

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5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.IPIsaiah 53:5C1 John 3:1-11TOSK1 John 3:5

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6 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.C1 John 3:1-11TOSK1 John 3:6

1 John 3 . 7

7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.C1 John 3:1-11 1 John 3:7-10TOSK1 John 3:7

1 John 3 . 8

8 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.IPGenesis 3:15C1 John 3:1-11 1 John 3:7-10TOSK1 John 3:8TTAdam (The First and Last Adam) Conquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ) New Creation (Cosmic Redemption) Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring) Tree of Life (Eternal Life in Christ)

1 John 3 . 9

9 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.C1 John 3:1-11 1 John 3:7-10TOSK1 John 3:9TTSeed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring)

1 John 3 . 10

10 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.C1 John 3:1-11 1 John 3:7-10TOSK1 John 3:10

1 John 3 . 11

11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.C1 John 3:1-11TOSK1 John 3:11

1 John 3 . 12

12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.IPGenesis 4:4-15C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:12TTAbel (First Martyr) Adam (The First and Last Adam) Cain (Seed of Serpent)

1 John 3 . 13

13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:13

1 John 3 . 14

14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:14

1 John 3 . 15

15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:15

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16 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:16

1 John 3 . 17

17 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?IPDeuteronomy 15:7-8C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:17

1 John 3 . 18

18 Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:18

1 John 3 . 19

19 And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:19

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20 Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:20

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21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:21

1 John 3 . 22

22 and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:22

1 John 3 . 23

23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.IPDeuteronomy 18:15-19C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:23

1 John 3 . 24

24 Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.IPEzekiel 36:27C1 John 3:12-24TOSK1 John 3:24

Linked Mentions 33

Intertextuality Pairs 9

Trajectory Tables 10

Longitudinal Themes 2

Anchor Texts 4

Chiasm 4

Cycles 4

In the wider web25 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Allusions 1 John 3:1 → Hosea 1:10, 1 John 3:12 → Genesis 4:4-15, 1 John 3:17 → Deuteronomy 15:7-8, 1 John 3:2 → Psalm 17:15, 1 John 3:23 → Deuteronomy 18:15-19, 1 John 3:24 → Ezekiel 36:27, 1 John 3:8 → Genesis 3:15

Echoes 1 John 3:2 → Exodus 33:20, 1 John 3:5 → Isaiah 53:5

Trajectories

Abel (First Martyr), Adam (The First and Last Adam), Cain (Seed of Serpent), Church as Israel (New Covenant People), Circumcision (Circumcision of the Heart), Conquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ), Image of God (Priestly Vocation), New Creation (Cosmic Redemption), Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring), Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry), Tree of Life (Eternal Life in Christ), Sensory Access to God (From Sinai's Veil to Zion's Vision)

Longitudinal Themes

Sonship

Chiasms

Shaped 1 John 3:1–11, 1 John 3:12–24, 1 John 3:7–10