1 John 2:5
But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:
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6he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.
Cross References
Psalms 106:3Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
Psalms 119:4You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.
Proverbs 8:32“Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
Luke 11:28But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
John 14:21One who has my commandments and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”
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 →