1 John 2:5-6
New King James Version
5 But (A)whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God [a]is perfected (B)in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 (C)He who says he abides in Him (D)ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
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- 1 John 2:5 has been completed
1 John 2:5-6
Amplified Bible
5 But whoever habitually keeps His word and obeys His precepts [and treasures His message in its entirety], in him the love of God has truly been perfected [it is completed and has reached maturity]. By this we know [for certain] that we are in Him: 6 whoever says he lives in Christ [that is, whoever says he has accepted Him as God and Savior] ought [as a moral obligation] to walk and conduct himself just as He walked and conducted Himself.
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1 John 2:5-6
King James Version
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
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1 John 2:5-6
New International Version
5 But if anyone obeys his word,(A) love for God[a] is truly made complete in them.(B) This is how we know(C) we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(D)
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- 1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love
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