1 John 2:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)3 And here is how we can be assured that we know Jesus [i.e., that we are saved]: [It is] by obeying what He commands us. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17693 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition3 And this is how we may discern [daily, by experience] that we are coming to know Him [to perceive, recognize, understand, and become better acquainted with Him]: if we keep (bear in mind, observe, practice) His teachings (precepts, commandments). See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)3 And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. See the chapterCommon English Bible3 This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version3 And we can be sure that we have known him by this: if we observe his commandments. See the chapter |
For God, who said [Gen. 1:3], “Light will shine out of darkness,” has [also] shone in our hearts to provide [us with] the light of the knowledge of God’s splendor [as it shines] on the face of Christ. [Note: This allusion to “splendor shining on Christ’s face” may be a continuation of the analogy used in 3:13].