1 John 2:4

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 1:6 : 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
  • 1 John 1:8 : 8 ¶ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
  • Jas 2:14-16 : 14 ¶ What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be [ye] warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what [doth it] profit?
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
  • 1 John 2:9 : 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
  • 1 John 4:20 : 20 If 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, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
  • Hos 8:2-3 : 2 Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. 3 Israel hath cast off [the thing that is] good: the enemy shall pursue him.
  • 1 John 1:10 : 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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    5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

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

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    10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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    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, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

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

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