God’s Commands

This is how we are sure(A) that we have come to know Him: by keeping His commands.(B) The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” 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 perfected.[a] This is how we know we are in Him:(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:5 Or truly completed

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:

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love