1 John 2:3
And hereby we are sure that we knowe him, if we keepe his commandements.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 119:32I will runne the way of thy commandements, when thou shalt enlarge mine heart.
Luke 6:46But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I speake?
John 14:21He that hath my commandements, and keepeth them, is he that loueth me: and he that loueth me, shall be loued of my Father: and I will loue him, and wil shewe mine owne selfe to him.
John 15:14Ye are my friendes, if ye doe whatsoeuer I commaund you.
2 Corinthians 4:6For God that commanded the light to shine out of darknesse, is he which hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ.
Hebrews 5:9And being consecrate, was made the authour of eternall saluation vnto all them that obey him:
Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:2-3
Christ the Propitiation. ( a. d. 80.) 1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. These verses relate to the concluding subject of the foregoing chapter, in which the apostle proceeds upon the supposition of the real Christian's sin. And here he gives them both dissuasion and support. 1. Dissuasion.… Read the whole commentary →