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


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:

6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.

1st John 2:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4He that says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:4He who saith that he knoweth him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4One who says, |I know him,| and doesn't keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn't in him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4he who is saying, 'I have known him,' and his command is not keeping, a liar he is, and in him the truth is not;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:4He that said, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.