1 John 2:4
He that sayth I knowe him and kepeth not his commaundementes is a lyar and the veritie is not in him.
Tyndale New Testament
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
3And herby we are sure that we knowe him yf we kepe his commaundementes.
Cross References
Titus 1:16They confesse that they knowe god: but with the dedes they denye hym and are abhominable and disobedient and vnto all good workes discommendable.
1 John 1:6yf we saye that we have fellishippe with him and yet walke in darknes we lye and do not the truth:
1 John 1:10Yf we saye we have not sinned we make him a lyar and his worde is not in vs.
1 John 4:20Yf a man saye I love god and yet hate his brother he is a lyar. For how can he that loveth not his brother whom he hath sene love god whom he hath not sene?
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 →