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

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;

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.

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Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers

We know(A) that we have come to know him(B) if we keep his commands.(C) Whoever says, “I know him,”(D) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(E) But if anyone obeys his word,(F) love for God[a] is truly made complete in them.(G) This is how we know(H) we are in him:

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love