General letters · New Testament · 5 chapters
1 John quiz
How well do you know 1 John? Start with these 3 free questions. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (25 questions, from easy to hard and chapter by chapter) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. What “message” does John declare at the beginning of his letter (1:5)?
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Answer: God is light. “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5
2. What does God do if we confess our sins?
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Answer: He forgives us. “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
3. Which statement about God does John repeat twice in chapter 4?
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Answer: “God is love”. “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love”; and further on: “God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God.” 1 John 4:8–16