1 John 2:4 - The Message If someone claims, “I know him well!” but doesn’t keep his commandments, he’s obviously a liar. His life doesn’t match his words. But the one who keeps God’s word is the person in whom we see God’s mature love. This is the only way to be sure we’re in God. Anyone who claims to be intimate with God ought to live the same kind of life Jesus lived. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whoever says, I know Him [I perceive, recognize, understand, and am acquainted with Him] but fails to keep and obey His commandments (teachings) is a liar, and the Truth [of the Gospel] is not in him. American Standard Version (1901) He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; Common English Bible The one who claims, “I know him,” while not keeping his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in this person. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever claims that he knows him, and yet does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He who saith that he knoweth him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. |