1 John 5:2 - New Revised Standard Version

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

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

1 John 5:2 Cross References

John 15:17

I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.

1 John 2:3

Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments.

1 John 2:5

but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we may be sure that we are in him:

1 John 3:14

We know that we have passed from death to life because we love one another. Whoever does not love abides in death.

1 John 4:21

The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.