1 John 2:6
Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk just as he walked.
Text-Critical English 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
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 will abide in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in me.
Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
1 John 1:6If we say that we have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.
1 John 2:28And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink back from him in shame 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 →