Book 62 of 66 · New Testament · Letters & Revelation
1 John
1 John is the 62nd book of the Bible and the 23rd of the 27 books of the New Testament. It belongs to the Letters & Revelation section (General Letters) and has 5 chapters.
- Book number
- 62 of 66
- Testament
- New Testament (23 of 27)
- Section
- Letters & Revelation
- Group
- General Letters
- Chapters
- 5
- Abbreviation
- 1Jn
- Comes after
- 2 Peter
- Comes before
- 2 John
About 1 John
1 John assures believers of their salvation and tests true faith by belief in Jesus, obedience and love. Its best-known line is that God is love.
Where is 1 John in the Bible?
Open a Bible towards the back: 1 John is book 62 of 66, right after 2 Peter and just before 2 John. In the New Testament it is number 23 of 27, in the Letters & Revelation section (the General Letters, then Revelation).
Practise 1 John
- Find 1 John in Book Hunt — tap it on a shelf of all 66 spines before the timer runs out.
- What number is 1 John? Book Number Blitz — drill book numbers 1 to 66 against the clock.
- Is 1 John canon? Canon or Not — tell the real 66 from apocryphal and invented titles.
- Old or New? Testament Toss-Up — sort each book into its testament as fast as you can.
- Shelve Letters & Revelation in Order the Books — learn 1 John's neighbours by placing the whole section in order.
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