1 John 2:6

He who claims to abide in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. 1 The New Commandment

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

In Context

5But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.

7Brothers, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

John 15:4Abide in Me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit on its own, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.

Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.

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 2:28And now, little children, abide in Him, in order that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.

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 →

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