1 John 2:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If we obey what God has told us to do, then we are sure that we know him.

Cross References

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will do what I command.

John 15:10

I have obeyed my Father’s commands, and he continues to love me. In the same way, if you obey my commands, I will continue to love you.

1 John 5:3

Loving God means obeying his commands. And God’s commands are not too hard for us,

Luke 6:46

“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but you don’t do what I say?

John 15:14

You are my friends if you do what I tell you to do.

1 John 4:13

We know that we live in God and God lives in us. We know this because he gave us his Spirit.

Hebrews 5:9

This made him the perfect high priest, who provides the way for everyone who obeys him to be saved forever.

Psalm 119:32

I do my best to follow your commands, because you are the one who gives me the desire.

1 John 3:19

That’s how we know we belong to the way of truth. And when our hearts make us feel guilty, we can still have peace before God, because God is greater than our hearts. He knows everything.

John 17:3

And this is eternal life: that people can know you, the only true God, and that they can know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.

1 John 5:19

We know that we belong to God, but the Evil One controls the whole world.

1 John 3:14

We know that we have left death and have come into life. We know this because we love each other as brothers and sisters. Anyone who does not love is still in death.

2 Corinthians 4:6

God once said, “Let light shine out of the darkness!” And this is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts to let us know that his own divine greatness is seen in the face of Christ.

Revelation 22:14

“Great blessings belong to those who have washed their robes. They will have the right to eat the food from the tree of life. They can go through the gates into the city.

Isaiah 53:11

After his suffering he will see the light, and he will be satisfied with what he experienced. The Lord says, “My servant, who always does what is right, will make his people right with me; he will take away their sins.

Psalm 119:6

Then I would never feel ashamed when I look closely at your commands.

1 John 2:13

I write to you, fathers, because you know the one who existed from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you have defeated the Evil One.

1 John 3:6

So whoever lives in Christ does not continue to sin. If they continue to sin, they have never really understood Christ and have never known him.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, we should love each other, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has become God’s child. And so everyone who loves knows God.

1 John 5:2

How do we know that we love God’s children? We know because we love God and we obey his commands.

Revelation 12:17

Then the dragon was very angry with the woman. It went away to make war against all her other children. Her children are those who obey God’s commands and have the truth that Jesus taught.

Revelation 14:12

This means that God’s holy people must be patient. They must obey God’s commands and keep their faith in Jesus.