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(A)And 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)keeps His word, truly in him the (I)love of God has been perfected. (J)By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he (K)abides in Him (L)ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.

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This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments. The one who claims, “I know him,” while not keeping his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in this person. But the love of God is truly perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know we are in him. The one who claims to remain in him ought to live in the same way as he lived.

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