God’s Commands

This is how we know(A) that we know him: if we keep his commands.(B) The one who says, “I have come to know him,” and yet doesn’t keep his commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps his word,(C) truly in him the love of God is made complete. This is how we know we are in him:(D) The one who says he remains in him(E) should 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