1 John 2:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

We truly love God only when we obey him as we should, and then we know we belong to him.

Cross References

John 14:23

Jesus replied: If anyone loves me, they will obey me. Then my Father will love them, and we will come to them and live in them.

John 14:21

If you love me, you will do what I have said, and my Father will love you. I will also love you and show you what I am like.

Luke 11:28

Jesus replied, “That's true, but the people who are really blessed are the ones who hear and obey God's message!”

1 John 3:24

If we obey God's commandments, we will stay one in our hearts with him, and he will stay one with us. The Spirit he has given us is proof that we are one with him.

Psalm 119:2

You bless all those who follow your commands from deep in their hearts

Revelation 14:12

God's people must learn to endure. They must also obey his commands and have faith in Jesus.

1 John 5:2

If we love and obey God, we know we will love his children.

John 15:5

I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without me.

Ezekiel 36:27

because I will put my Spirit in you and make you eager to obey my laws and teachings.

1 John 4:18

A real love for others will chase those worries away. The thought of being punished is what makes us afraid. It shows we have not really learned to love.

Psalm 119:146

I beg you to save me, so I can follow your rules.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new.

Revelation 12:17

This made the dragon terribly angry with the woman. So it started a war against the rest of her children. They are the people who obey God and are faithful to what Jesus did and taught.

1 John 5:20

We know that Jesus Christ the Son of God has come and has shown us the true God. And because of Jesus, we now belong to the true God who gives eternal life.

1 Corinthians 1:30

You are God's children. He sent Christ Jesus to save us and to make us wise, acceptable, and holy.

Romans 8:1

If you belong to Christ Jesus, you won't be punished.

James 2:22

Now you see how Abraham's faith and deeds worked together. He proved his faith was real by what he did.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ never sinned! But God treated him as a sinner, so Christ could make us acceptable to God.

John 6:56

If you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you are one with me, and I am one with you.

Ecclesiastes 8:5

If you obey the king, you will stay out of trouble. So be wise and learn what to do and when to do it.

Psalm 106:3

You bless those people who are honest and fair in everything they do.

Proverbs 8:32

Pay attention, my children! Follow my advice, and you will be happy.

Psalm 119:4

You have ordered us always to obey your teachings;

Proverbs 28:7

It makes good sense to obey the Law of God, but you disgrace your parents if you make friends with worthless nobodies.

Psalm 105:45

He did this so that his people would obey all his laws. Shout praises to the Lord!

1 John 4:17

If we truly love others and live as Christ did in this world, we won't be worried about the day of judgment.

2 John 1:6

Love means we do what God tells us. And from the beginning, he told you to love him.