1 John 2:5

But he that keepeth his word, in him is the love of God truly completed: for by this we know that we are in him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

In Context

4For he that saith, I know him, and doth not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

6He that saith, I am in him, is bound to walk according to his walkings.

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Cross References

Luke 11:28He said to her: Blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.

John 14:21He, with whom are my commands, and who keepeth them, he it is that loveth me. And he that loveth me, will be loved by my Father: and I will love him, and will manifest 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 →

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