18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

• Faith
• Love
• Truth

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• 1John 1:3 — That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
• 1John 1:10 — If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
• 1John 1:10 — If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
• 1John 2:15 — Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
• 1John 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.
• 1John 5:7 — For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
• 1John 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.
• 1John 5:11 — And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• 1John 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.
• 1John 5:19 — And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
• 1Tim 4:10 — For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
• 2Pet 1:19 — We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
• Acts 16:31 — And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
• Col 3:3 — For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
• Eph 2:8 — For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
• Eph 4:21 — If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
• Gal 2:20 — I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself fo
• Gal 4:6 — And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
• Hab 2:4 — Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
• Heb 3:12 — Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
• Heb 3:19 — So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
• Heb 6:1 — Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
• Heb 6:18 — That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
• Isa 7:9 — And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
• John 3:18 — He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
• John 3:33 — He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
• John 3:36 — He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
• John 5:38 — And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
• John 8:55 — Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
• John 9:25 — He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
• John 11:26 — And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
• John 14:1 — Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
• John 20:31 — But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
• Jude 1:21 — Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
• Mark 16:16 — He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
• Num 23:19 — God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
• Prov 3:32 — For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
• Ps 25:14 — The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
• Ps 78:22 — Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
• Rev 2:17 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name w