1 John 2:3
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3 Now by this we know that we have come to know him, if we obey his commandments.
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1 John 2:3
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Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers
3 We know(A) that we have come to know him(B) if we keep his commands.(C)
John 14:15
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The Promise of the Holy Spirit
15 “If you love me, you will keep[a] my commandments.(A)
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- 14.15 Other ancient authorities read me, keep
John 14:15
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Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
15 “If you love me, keep my commands.(A)
John 15:10
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10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.(A)
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John 15:10
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10 If you keep my commands,(A) you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
1 John 5:3
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3 For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome,(A)
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1 John 5:3
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Luke 6:46
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The Two Foundations
46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I tell you?(A)
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Luke 6:46
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The Wise and Foolish Builders(A)
46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’(B) and do not do what I say?(C)
John 15:14
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14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.(A)
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1 John 4:13
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13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
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1 John 4:13
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1 John 3:22-24
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22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.(A)
23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.(B) 24 All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us.(C)
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1 John 3:22-24
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22 and receive from him anything we ask,(A) because we keep his commands(B) and do what pleases him.(C) 23 And this is his command: to believe(D) in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,(E) and to love one another as he commanded us.(F) 24 The one who keeps God’s commands(G) lives in him,(H) and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.(I)
1 John 2:4-6
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4 Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not obey his commandments is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist; 5 but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we know that we are in him:(A) 6 whoever says, “I abide in him,” ought to walk in the same way as he walked.(B)
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1 John 2:4-6
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4 Whoever says, “I know him,”(A) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(B) 5 But if anyone obeys his word,(C) love for God[a] is truly made complete in them.(D) This is how we know(E) we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(F)
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- 1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love
John 14:21-24
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21 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me, and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”(A) 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.(B) 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words, and the word that you hear is not mine but is from the Father who sent me.(C)
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John 14:21-24
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21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.(A) The one who loves me will be loved by my Father,(B) and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
22 Then Judas(C) (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?”(D)
23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.(E) My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.(F) 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.(G)
Psalm 119:32
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32 I run the way of your commandments,
for you enlarge my understanding.(A)
Psalm 119:32
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32 I run in the path of your commands,
for you have broadened my understanding.
Hebrews 5:9
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9 and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,(A)
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Hebrews 5:9
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9 and, once made perfect,(A) he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
1 John 3:19
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19 And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him(A)
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1 John 3:19
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19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence:
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