EasyEnglish Bible 2018
1 John 2:5
5But anyone who obeys God's message shows that he really loves God completely. So this is how we know that we belong to God.
1 John 2:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
- New International Version (NIV)But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him:
- English Standard Version (ESV)but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:
- New King James Version (NKJV)But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
Context of 1 John 2:5
3This is how we can be sure that we know God: If we obey God's commands, we know that we belong to him. 4Someone may say, ‘I belong to God.’ But if he does not obey God's commands, that person is telling a lie. He is not living in the way that God's true message teaches us. But anyone who obeys God's message shows that he really loves God completely. So this is how we know that we belong to God. 6If we say that we are living in God's true way, then we must live in the way that Jesus lived. 7My friends, I am telling you to love one another. When I write this to you, I am not giving you a new rule. It is an old rule that you have had for a long time. We gave it to you when you began to obey Christ. It is the same message that you have already heard.
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ὃς δ᾽ ἂν τηρῇ αὐτοῦ τὸν λόγον, ἀληθῶς ἐν τούτῳ ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ τετελείωται. ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ ἐσμεν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- whosoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- ·ἄνan · ifG302
- keepethτηρέωtēreō · to keep: observeG5083
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- wordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- himοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- verilyἀληθῶςalēthōs · trulyG230
- isτελειόωteleioō · to perfectG5048
- the loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- know weγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
Cross-references for 1 John 2:5
- 1 John 2:3This is how we can be sure that we know God: If we obey God's commands, we know that we belong to him.
- Psalms 105:45Then God's people could obey his commands and his laws. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
- Psalms 106:3God has blessed the people who obey his commands. They always do what is right.
- Psalms 119:2They agree to live by his rules. They love to pray to him. God has blessed people like that.
- Proverbs 8:32So listen to me, my children. Anyone who obeys my teaching will be happy.
- Proverbs 28:7If you obey the law, you are a wise child. But if you make friends with greedy people, you will make your parents ashamed.
- Ecclesiastes 8:5Trouble will not come to anyone who obeys the king's command. A wise person knows the right time to do things. He also knows the right way to do them.
- Ezekiel 36:27I will put my Spirit in you, so that you obey my commands. You will be careful to obey my laws.
- Luke 11:28Jesus replied, ‘It is the people who hear God's message who are happy. They are happy if they obey it.’
- John 14:21Those people who obey my commands are the ones who really love me. They accept my words and they do what I say. My Father will love everyone who loves me. I also will love them and I will show myself to them.’
- Revelation 12:17As a result, the dragon was very angry with the woman. So he went away to fight a war against her other descendants. Those are the people who obey God's commands. They continue to trust Jesus and to speak his message.
- Revelation 14:12This means that God's people must go on being patient and strong. They must continue to obey God's rules. They must continue to trust Jesus.
- 1 John 4:12Nobody has ever seen God. But, if we love each other, it shows that God lives in us. As a result, we can love people completely, in the same way that God loves us.
- James 2:22Abraham believed in God, and he did what God asked him to do. So you can see that both of these were necessary. When he did this good thing, he showed that he believed in God completely.
- 1 John 2:27But Christ has given the Holy Spirit to you, and he continues to help you. So you do not need people to teach you what is true. The Holy Spirit himself teaches you everything about God's message. He helps you to know what is true. He does not tell you any lies. So you must remember what he has taught you. Continue to live together with Christ.
- 1 John 3:24Anyone who obeys God's commands lives together with God. God also lives in him. How do we know that God lives in us? It is because of his Holy Spirit that he has given to us.
Commentaries on 1 John 2:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5But whoso keepeth his word - Conscientiously observes his doctrine, the spirit and letter of the religion of Christ. Is the love of God perfected - The design of God's love in sending Jesus Christ into the world to die for the sin of man , is accomplished, in that man who receives the doctrine, and applies for the salvation provided for him. This seems to be the meaning of the apostle. That we are in him - That we have entered into his spirit and views…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5But whoso keepeth his word - That is, what he has spoken or commanded, The term “word” here will include all that he has made known to us as his will in regard to our conduct. In him verily is the love of God perfected - He professes to have the love of God in his heart, and that love receives its completion or filling up by obedience to the will of God. That obedience is the proper carrying out, or the exponent of the love which exists in the heart. Love…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-11Verses 3-11 What knowledge of Christ can that be, which sees not that he is most worthy of our entire obedience? And a disobedient life shows there is neither religion nor honesty in the professor. The love of God is perfected in him that keeps his commandments. God's grace in him attains its true mark, and produces its sovereign effect as far as may be in this world, and this is man's regeneration; though never absolutely perfect here. Yet this observing…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6Obedience is one clear indication that we know Christ and belong to him. If we do not obey Christ, it is obvious that we do not belong to him or love him. As we obey Christ and his commandments, our love for God and our knowledge of him will grow toward completeness and maturity. We will walk as Jesus walked, united with God and showing love for others.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Not merely repeating the proposition, 1Jo 2:3, or asserting the merely opposite alternative to 1Jo 2:4, but expanding the "know Him" of 1Jo 2:3, into "in Him, verily (not as a matter of vain boasting) is the love of (that is towards) God perfected," and "we are in Him." Love here answers to knowledge in 1Jo 2:3. In proportion as we love God, in that same proportion we know Him, and vice versa, until our love and knowledge shall attain their full…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 John 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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