1 John 2:4
For he who saith that he knoweth him, and his commandments keepeth not, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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 by this we feel that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
Cross References
Titus 1:16And they profess to know Aloha, but in their works they deny him, and are abominable and disobedient, and reprobate to every good work.
1 John 1:6And if we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and in the truth do not proceed;
1 John 1:10And if we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 John 4:20But if one shall say, I love Aloha, and his brother he hateth, he is a liar. For he who his brother whom he hath seen loveth not, how can he love Aloha himself whom he hath 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 →