1 John 2:3
And by this we know that we have known Him, if we keep his commandments.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
In Context
4He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Cross References
Luke 6:46But why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not practise what I teach you?
John 14:21He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest my self to him.
John 15:14and ye are my friends, if ye do what I command you.
2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, hath shined into our hearts, to reflect the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 5:9He became the author of eternal salvation to all 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 →