1 John 5:2

The way we can be sure that we truly love God’s children is this: We are loving them when we love God and do what he commands us to do.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

In Context

1All those who believe that Jesus is the ◄Messiah/person God sent to rescue us► are ones who have truly become children of God. And everyone who loves a man who is someone’s father will be expected to love that man’s children as well. Similarly, those who love God, who has caused them to become his children [MET], should love their fellow believers, whom God has also caused to become his children.

3I say this because our obeying what God commands us to do is the same as loving him. And it is not burdensome/difficult for us to do what God commands us to do.

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Cross References

John 13:34Now I am giving you a new commandment: You must love each other. You must love each other in the way that I have loved you.

1 John 2:5But those who obey what God commands them to do are the people who love God in the manner in which he wants us to. I will tell you how we can be sure that we have a close relationship with God:

1 John 4:21Keep in mind that this is what God has commanded us: If we love him, we must also love our fellow believers.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:2-6

Love and Faith. ( a. d. 80.) 1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that… Read the whole commentary →

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