Berean Standard Bible

1 John 2:4

“If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”

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²He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

³By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.

⁴If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

⁵But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:

⁶Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.

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