1 John 2:4 - English Majority Text Version 2009

⁴ He who says, "I have come to know Him,"and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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

⁴ 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)

⁴ He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

Common English Bible

⁴ 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

⁴ 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

⁴ He who saith that he knoweth him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 2:4 Cross References

John 8:44

You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you desire to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own [resources], for he is a liar, and the father of lies.

Titus 1:10

For there are also many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

Titus 1:16

They profess to know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

1 John 1:10

If we claim that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

1 John 1:6

If we claim that we have fellowship with Him, and we are walking in the darkness, we are lying, and are not practicing the truth.

1 John 1:8

If we claim that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 2:3

Now by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

1 John 2:9

He who says that he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.

1 John 3:6

Everyone who abides in Him does not sin; everyone who sins has not seen Him nor has he known Him.

1 John 4:20

If anyone claims, "I love God,"and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how is it possible [for him] to love God whom he has not seen?

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; and everyone that loves has been born of God and knows God.