1 John 2:3

And, hereby, perceive we, that we understand him,—if, his commandments, we are keeping.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

In Context

2And, he, is, a propitiation, concerning our sins,—and, not concerning our own only, but, also concerning those of the whole world.

4He that saith—I understand him! And, his commandments, is not keeping, is false, and, in him, the truth is not!

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Cross References

Psalms 119:32The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.

Luke 6:46And why call ye me, Lord! Lord! and not do the things that I say?

John 14:21He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he, it is that loveth me; and, he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father, and, I, will love him, and will manifest, myself, unto him.

John 15:14Ye, are, friends of mine, if ye be doing that which, I, am commanding you.

2 Corinthians 4:6Because, the God who said—Out of darkness, light shall shine! [is he] who hath shone in our hearts, in proportion to the radiance of the glorious knowledge of God, in the face of Christ.

Hebrews 5:9And, being made perfect, became, to all them that obey him, Author of salvation age-abiding;

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 →

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