3We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands.


In Context

1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

3 We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands.

4 The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

5 But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him:

1st John 2:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:3And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:3And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:3And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:3And hereby know we that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:3And by this we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:3This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:3and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.