1 John 2:4
For he that saith, I know him, and doth not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 shall be sensible that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
Cross References
Titus 1:16And they profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him; and they are odious, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobates.
1 John 1:6And if we say that we have fellowship with him, and we walk in the darkness, we are liars, and walk not in the truth.
1 John 1:10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not with us.
1 John 4:20And if any one shall say, I love God, and yet hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother who is visible, how can he love God who is invisible?
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 →