1 John 2:3
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
King James Version
In Context
4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Cross References
Psalms 119:32I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
Luke 6:46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
John 14:21He 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.
John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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.
Hebrews 5:9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:2-3
Christ the Propitiation. ( a. d. 80.) 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. These verses relate to the concluding subject of the foregoing chapter, in which the apostle proceeds upon the supposition of the real Christian's sin. And here he gives them both dissuasion and support. 1. Dissuasion.… Read the whole commentary →