1 John 2:3
And by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
In Context
2And he is the atonement for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
Cross References
Psalms 119:32I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shall enlarge my heart.
Luke 6:46And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and not do the things that I say?
John 14:21He who has my commandments, and keeps them, that man it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do as many things as I command you.
2 Corinthians 4:6Because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who shone in our hearts for an enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 5:9And having been fully perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation to all those who 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 →