1 John 5:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² This is how we know that we love God’s children: when we love God and obey  his commands.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² By this we come to know (recognize and understand) that we love the children of God: when we love God and obey His commands (orders, charges)–[when we keep His ordinances and are mindful of His precepts and His teaching].

American Standard Version (1901)

² Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.

Common English Bible

² This is how we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep God’s commandments.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² In this way, we know that we love those born of God: when we love God and do his commandments.

1 John 5:2 Cross References

John 15:17

‘This is what I command you: Love one another.

1 John 2:3

This is how we know  that we know him: if we keep his commands.

1 John 2:5

But whoever keeps his word,  truly in him the love of God is made complete. This is how we know we are in him:

1 John 3:14

We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.

1 John 4:21

And we have this command from him: The one who loves God must also love his brother and sister.