(A)By this we know that we have come to (B)know Him, if we (C)keep His commandments. The one who says, “(D)I have come to (E)know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a (F)liar, and (G)the truth is not in him; but whoever (H)follows His word, in him the (I)love of God has truly been perfected. (J)By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says that he (K)remains in Him (L)ought, himself also, walk just as He walked.

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Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers

We know(A) that we have come to know him(B) if we keep his commands.(C) Whoever says, “I know him,”(D) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(E) But if anyone obeys his word,(F) love for God[a] is truly made complete in them.(G) This is how we know(H) we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love