And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we (A)keep his commandments. Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments (B)is a liar, and (C)the truth is not in him, but whoever (D)keeps his word, in him truly (E)the love of God is perfected. (F)By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he (G)abides in him (H)ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

The New Commandment

Beloved, I am writing you (I)no new commandment, but (J)an old commandment (K)that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.

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