1 John 5:2

American Standard Version (1901)

Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 2:5 : 5 but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:
  • 1 John 3:22-24 : 22 and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. 23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment. 24 And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
  • John 13:34-35 : 34 A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
  • 1 John 4:21 : 21 And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.
  • John 15:17 : 17 These things I command you, that ye may love one another.

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  • 1 John 2:3-6
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    3And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

    4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

    5but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:

    6he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.

  • 1 John 5:3
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    3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

  • 1 John 5:1
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    1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  • 1 John 3:22-24
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    22and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

    23And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

    24And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

  • 1 John 4:6-13
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    6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

    7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

    8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

    9Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

    10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.

    11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

    12No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:

    13hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

  • 1 John 4:19-21
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    19We love, because he first loved us.

    20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

    21And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.

  • 2 John 1:4-6
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    4I rejoice greatly that I have found [certain] of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

    5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

    6And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

  • 1 John 3:14
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    14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

  • 1 John 3:16
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    16Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

  • 1 John 4:16-17
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    16And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.

    17Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

  • 1 John 3:18-19
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    18[ My] Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

    19Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him:

  • 1 John 3:10-11
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    10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

    11For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

  • 1 John 5:18-21
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    18We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.

    19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

    21[ My] little children, guard yourselves from idols.

  • 1 John 2:28-29
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    28And now, [my] little children, abide in him; that, if he shall be manifested, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

    29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness is begotten of him.

  • 1 John 3:1-2
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    1Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

    2Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

  • John 15:10
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    10If 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 14:15
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    15If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

  • John 14:21
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    21He 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 unto him.

  • Eph 5:1
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    1Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

  • John 13:35
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    35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

  • 1 Cor 8:3
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    3but if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.

  • 1 John 5:15
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    15and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

  • 2 John 1:9
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    9Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

  • 1 John 5:13
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    13These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, [even] unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.

  • 1 Thess 4:2
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    2For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

  • John 15:12
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    12This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.