Verse 4

Anyone who claims, 'I have come to know Him,' but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in them.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 1:6 : 6 If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.
  • 1 John 1:8 : 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
  • Jas 2:14-16 : 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, keep warm and be well fed,' but does not provide for their physical needs, what good is it?
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
  • 1 John 2:9 : 9 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates their brother or sister is still in the darkness.
  • 1 John 4:20 : 20 If anyone says, 'I love God,' but hates their brother or sister, they are a liar. For the one who does not love their brother or sister whom they have seen cannot love God whom they have not seen.
  • Hos 8:2-3 : 2 They cry out to me, 'My God, we know you, O Israel!' 3 Israel has rejected what is good; an enemy will pursue him.
  • 1 John 1:10 : 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.