Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1

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1 John 1 . 1 , He describes the person of Christ , in whom we have eternal life , by a communion with God; 1 John 1 . 5 , to which we must adjoin holiness of life , to testify the truth of that our communion and profession of faith , as also to assure us of the forgiveness of our sins by Christ’s death.

1 John 1:1

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.

1 John 1:1 · BSB

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1 John 1:2

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.

1 John 1:2 · BSB

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1 John 1:3

We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

1 John 1:3 · BSB

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1 John 1:4

We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

1 John 1:4 · BSB

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1 John 1:5

And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:5 · BSB

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1 John 1:6

If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

1 John 1:6 · BSB

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1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:7 · BSB

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1 John 1:8

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 1:8 · BSB

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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 1:9 · BSB

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1 John 1:10

If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

1 John 1:10 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web26 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions 1 John 1:1 → Genesis 1:1, 1 John 1:1 → Isaiah 41:4, 1 John 1:5 → Isaiah 60:19, 1 John 1:7 → Leviticus 17:11, 1 John 1:9 → Leviticus 26:40-42, 1 John 1:9 → Psalm 32:5
Echoes 1 John 1:1 → Deuteronomy 4:12, 1 John 1:1 → Exodus 19:12-13, 1 John 1:1 → Exodus 19:21, 1 John 1:5 → Psalm 27:1
Trajectories
Ashes of Red Heifer (Continual Cleansing), Brazen Laver (Cleansing for Service), Ceremonial Uncleanness (Spiritual Defilement), Day of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice), Hyssop (Instrument of Blood Application), Leprosy (The Plague of Sin), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Purifications (Cleansing and Consecration), Red Heifer (Purification from Death), Sin Offering (Christ Bearing Our Sins), Water of Purification (Living Water and Ashes), The Beginning (Christ as the Archē of Creation), Sensory Access to God (From Sinai's Veil to Zion's Vision)
Chiasms
Shaped 1 John 1:1–10, 1 John 1:1–2:7, 1 John 1:1–5:21
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