1 John 2:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Psalm 105:45

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

Psalm 106:3

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

Psalm 119:146

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

Psalm 119:2

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

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.

Proverbs 8:32

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

Ecclesiastes 8:5

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

Ezekiel 36:27

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

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!”

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.

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 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.

John 6:56

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

Romans 8:1

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

1 Corinthians 1:30

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

2 Corinthians 5:17

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

2 Corinthians 5:21

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

James 2:22

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

1 John 3:24

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

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.

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 that we have not really learnt to love.

1 John 5:2

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

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.

2 John 1:6

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

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.