1 John 2:6
The man who professes to be continuing in Him is himself also bound to live as He lived.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
John 15:4Continue in me, and let me continue in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself--that is, if it does not continue in the vine--so neither can you if you do not continue in me.
Ephesians 5:2And live and act lovingly, as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up to death on our behalf as an offering and sacrifice to God, yielding a fragrant odor.
1 John 1:6If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth.
1 John 2:28And now, dear children, continue in union with Him; so that, if He re-appears, we may have perfect confidence, and may not shrink away in shame from His presence at His Coming.
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 →