1 John 2:5

Good News Translation

But if we obey his word, we are the ones whose love for God has really been made perfect. This is how we can be sure that we are in union with God:

Cross References

Psalm 105:45

so that his people would obey his laws and keep all his commands. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 106:3

Happy are those who obey his commands, who always do what is right.

Psalm 119:146

I call to you; save me, and I will keep your laws.

Psalm 119:2

Happy are those who follow his commands, who obey him with all their heart.

Psalm 119:4

Lord, you have given us your laws and told us to obey them faithfully.

Proverbs 28:7

Young people who obey the law are intelligent. Those who make friends with good-for-nothings are a disgrace to their parents.

Proverbs 8:32

“Now, young people, listen to me. Do as I say, and you will be happy.

Ecclesiastes 8:5

As long as you obey his commands, you are safe, and a wise person knows how and when to do it.

Ezekiel 36:27

I will put my spirit in you and will see to it that you follow my laws and keep all the commands I have given you.

Luke 11:28

But Jesus answered, “Rather, how happy are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”

John 14:21

“Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. My Father will love those who love me; I too will love them and reveal myself to them.”

John 14:23

Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and my Father and I will come to them and live with them.

John 15:5

“I am the vine, and you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will bear much fruit; for you can do nothing without me.

John 6:56

Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood live in me, and I live in them.

Romans 8:1

There is no condemnation now for those who live in union with Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:30

But God has brought you into union with Christ Jesus, and God has made Christ to be our wisdom. By him we are put right with God; we become God's holy people and are set free.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ was without sin, but for our sake God made him share our sin in order that in union with him we might share the righteousness of God.

James 2:22

Can't you see? His faith and his actions worked together; his faith was made perfect through his actions.

1 John 3:24

Those who obey God's commands live in union with God and God lives in union with them. And because of the Spirit that God has given us we know that God lives in union with us.

1 John 4:17

Love is made perfect in us in order that we may have courage on the Judgment Day; and we will have it because our life in this world is the same as Christ's.

1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love; perfect love drives out all fear. So then, love has not been made perfect in anyone who is afraid, because fear has to do with punishment.

1 John 5:2

This is how we know that we love God's children: it is by loving God and obeying his commands.

1 John 5:20

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union with the true God—in union with his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and this is eternal life.

2 John 1:6

This love I speak of means that we must live in obedience to God's commands. The command, as you have all heard from the beginning, is that you must all live in love.

Revelation 12:17

The dragon was furious with the woman and went off to fight against the rest of her descendants, all those who obey God's commandments and are faithful to the truth revealed by Jesus.

Revelation 14:12

This calls for endurance on the part of God's people, those who obey God's commandments and are faithful to Jesus.