5and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.


In Context

2 and he — he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world,

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

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

5 and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.

6 He who is saying in him he doth remain, ought according as he walked also himself so to walk.

7 Brethren, a new command I write not to you, but an old command, that ye had from the beginning — the old command is the word that ye heard from the beginning;

1 John 2:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:5But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5but whoever keeps his word, in him verily the love of God is perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:5But he that keepeth his word, in him in very deed the charity of God is perfected; and by this we know that we are in him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:5but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:5but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby know we that we are in him:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5But whoever keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: by this we know that we are in him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5But whoever keeps his word, God's love has most certainly been perfected in him. This is how we know that we are in him:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5But whoever keeps his word, in him truly is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.