KJV King James Version
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 John 2:3
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
WEB World English Bible
This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.
ASV American Standard Version
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;
Surrounding context — 1 John 2
1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτούτῳG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itγινώσκομενG1097 · ginōskōto knowὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐγνώκαμενG1097 · ginōskōto knowαὐτόν,G846 · autosit/s/heἐὰνG1437 · eanifτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐντολὰςG1785 · entolēcommandmentαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heτηρῶμεν.¶G5083 · tēreōto keep: observe
Cross-references
John 14:15If ye love me, keep my commandments.John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.Luke 6:46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?1 John 4:13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.1 John 3:22-24And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.Hebrews 5:9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;Psalm 119:32I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.1 John 2:4-6He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.John 14:21-24He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.1 John 3:19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.1 John 5:19[And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.1 Thessalonians 4:1-2Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort [you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, [so] ye would abound more and more.1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother abideth in death.2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.Psalm 119:6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
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