1 John 2:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When we obey God, we are sure that we know him.

Cross References

Psalm 119:32

I am eager to learn all that you want me to do; help me to understand more and more.

Psalm 119:6

Thinking about your commands will keep me from doing some foolish thing.

Isaiah 53:11

By suffering, the servant will learn the true meaning of obeying the LORD. Although he is innocent, he will take the punishment for the sins of others, so that many of them will no longer be guilty.

Luke 6:46

Why do you keep on saying that I am your Lord, when you refuse to do what I say?

John 14:15

Jesus said to his disciples: If you love me, you will do as I command.

John 15:10

If you obey me, I will keep loving you, just as my Father keeps loving me, because I have obeyed him.

John 15:14

And you are my friends, if you obey me.

John 17:3

Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.

2 Corinthians 4:6

The Scriptures say, “God commanded light to shine in the dark.” Now God is shining in our hearts to let you know that his glory is seen in Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 5:9

Suffering made Jesus perfect, and now he can save for ever all who obey him.

1 John 2:13

Parents, I am writing to you, because you have known the one who was there from the beginning. Young people, I am writing to you, because you have defeated the evil one.

1 John 3:14

Our love for each other proves that we have gone from death to life. But if you don't love each other, you are still under the power of death.

1 John 3:19

When we love others, we know that we belong to the truth, and we feel at ease in the presence of God.

1 John 3:6

and people who stay united in their hearts with him won't keep on sinning. If they do keep on sinning, they don't know Christ, and they have never seen him.

1 John 4:13

God has given us his Spirit. That is how we know that we are one with him, just as he is one with us.

1 John 4:7

My dear friends, we must love each other. Love comes from God, and when we love each other, it shows that we have been given new life. We are now God's children, and we know him.

1 John 5:19

We are certain that we come from God and that the rest of the world is under the power of the devil.

1 John 5:2

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

1 John 5:3

We show our love for God by obeying his commandments, and they are not hard to follow.

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.

Revelation 14:12

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

Revelation 22:14

God will bless all who have washed their robes. They will each have the right to eat fruit from the tree that gives life, and they can enter the gates of the city.