1 John 2:5-7

Expanded Bible

⁵ But if someone ·obeys [keeps] ·God’s teaching [^Lhis word], then in that person ·God’s love [or love for God] has ·truly reached its goal [been fulfilled/perfected/completed]. This is how we can be sure we are ·living in God [^Lin him]: ⁶ Whoever says that he ·lives [abides; remains] in God must ·live [^Lwalk] as ·Jesus lived [^Lhe walked].

The Command to Love Others

⁷ ·My dear friends [^LBeloved], I am not writing a new command to you but an old command you have had from the beginning [3:23; John 13:34]. It is the ·teaching [^Lword] you have already heard.