1 John 2:4
Whoever says ‘I know him,’ but does not keep his commands, is a liar. The truth has no place in them.
Open English Bible (UK)
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
3It is by keeping God’s commands that we can be sure we know him.
Cross References
Titus 1:16They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable and disobedient and useless for any good work.
1 John 1:6If we say that we have fellowship with him and yet continue to walk in the darkness, our words and our lives are a lie.
1 John 1:10If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make God a liar, and his Word is not in us.
1 John 4:20If someone says “I love God,” and yet hates others, they are a liar. For the person who does not love their brother or sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have 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 →