1 John 2:5 KJV — MannaFest

1 John 2:5

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:

YLT

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.

DBT

but whoever keeps his word, in him verily the love ofGod is perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.

About this book

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1 John — The aged apostle writes to churches in Asia Minor facing docetic teachers who deny the incarnation. Three tests interweave through five short chapters: walk in the light, love the brethren, confess Jesus come in the flesh.

Author: The apostle John — same author as the Gospel of John and 2/3 John; early church unanimous
Date: Late 1st century, c. AD 85–95, likely written from Ephesus

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37 verses on the floor

John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
John 15:10
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
John 14:23
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John 13:35
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
1 John 4:12–13
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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To keep the word of God, or of Christ, is sacredly to attend thereto in all the conduct and motion of life; in him that does so is the love of God perfected.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

), we know that we belong to him, and that we are united to him by that Spirit which elevates and assists us to this obedience; and if we acknowledge our relation to him, and our union with him, it must have this continued enforcement upon us: He that saith he abideth in him ought himself to walk even as he walked,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

1JN 2:5JHN 14:21 JHN 14:15
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1JN 2:5JHN 14:21 1JN 5:3
1JN 2:5LUK 11:28 LUK 6:47-48
1JN 2:5JHN 14:21 2JN 1:6
1JN 2:5LUK 11:28 LUK 8:21
1JN 2:5JHN 14:23 1JN 4:15-16
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1JN 2:5JHN 14:21 JHN 15:9-10
1JN 2:5LUK 11:28 PSA 112:1

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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