1 John 2:3
And in this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
In Context
2And he is a propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
4He that says, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Cross References
Luke 6:46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
John 14:21He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me; and he that loves me shall 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 whatever I command you.
2 Corinthians 4:6Because it is God, who commands light to shine out of darkness; who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
Hebrews 5:9and being perfected became the author of eternal salvation to all 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 →