1 John 5:9

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

Cross-reference

1 John 5:10 Parallel

In 1 John 5:10, the believer personally possesses that divine testimony — the internal witness that corresponds to God's external witness in 1 John 5:9.

In Matthew 3:17, the Father declares Jesus as His beloved Son — the clearest divine testimony about the Son.

In Matthew 17:5, the Father again declares Jesus as His beloved Son — a direct parallel of divine testimony.

John 3:33 Parallel

John 3:33 shows that receiving Christ's testimony affirms God's truth — the same response to divine testimony referenced in 1 John 5:9.

John 5:31-36 explains that the Father bears witness of Jesus — the very divine testimony 1 John 5:9 calls greater than human witness.

John 8:17-19 affirms the Father's witness alongside Jesus' own — the dual testimony that underlies 1 John 5:9's claim about God's greater witness.

Acts 17:31 Parallel

In Acts 17:31, God gives assurance by raising Jesus from the dead — a divine testimony about the Son.

Hebrews 2:4 Parallel

In Hebrews 2:4, God bore witness through signs, wonders, and gifts — a direct parallel to God's testimony concept.

John 5:36 Parallel

John 5:36 has Jesus saying the Father’s testimony through His works is greater than John’s—directly parallel to the ‘testimony of God is greater’ in 1 John 5:9.

John 5:39 Parallel

John 5:39 says the Scriptures testify of Christ — a key form of God's witness about His Son, complementing the direct testimony in 1 John 5:9.

John 1:34 Contrast

John 1:34 records John the Baptist bearing witness that Jesus is the Son of God—a human testimony that aligns with the divine testimony about the Son mentioned here.

John 3:32 Parallel

John 3:32 describes Christ testifying of what He has seen — a divine testimony that many reject, paralleling the greater witness of God in 1 John 5:9.

John 10:38 Parallel

John 10:38 points to Christ's works as evidence that the Father is in Him — a demonstration of the divine testimony 1 John 5:9 declares as greater.