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We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments. Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.

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(A)By this we know that (B)we love the children of God, when we love God and [a]follow His commandments. For (C)this is the love of God, that we (D)keep His commandments; and (E)His commandments are not burdensome. For [b]whoever has been (F)born of God (G)overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:2 Lit do
  2. 1 John 5:4 Lit everything that