Whoever says, ‘I know him,’ but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. But if anyone obeys his word, love for God[a] is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

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  1. 1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love

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

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  1. 1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love