1 John 2:5
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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:
In context
3 By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
4 If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 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:
6 Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
7 Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.
1 John 2:5 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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:
- KJV King James Version
- But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
- WEB World English Bible
- But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:
- ASV American Standard Version
- but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- but whoever keeps his word, in him verily the love of God is perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But whoever keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: by this we know that we are in him.