1 John 2:3
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
Noyes Bible
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 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 in the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.
Luke 6:46But 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 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 what I command you.
2 Corinthians 4:6For it is God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, that 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 everlasting 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 →