1 John 2:4
He who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
In Context
3Now by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.
Cross References
Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
1 John 1:6If we claim to have fellowship with Him, and we are walking in darkness, we are lying, and are not practicing the truth.
1 John 1:10If we claim that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
1 John 4:20If anyone claims, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how is it possible for him to love God whom he has not seen?
Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:4-7
The Believer's Duty. ( a. d. 80.) 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. These verses may seem to relate to the seventh verse of the former chapter , between which and these verses there… Read the whole commentary →