1 John 2:5

James Moffatt - New Testament

but whoever obeys his word, in him love to God is really complete. This is how we may be sure we are in him:

Cross References

John 14:23

Jesus answered, "If anyone loves me he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up our abode with him.

John 14:21

He who possesses my commands and obeys them is he who loves me, and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and appear to him."

Luke 11:28

But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear and who observe the word of God!"

1 John 3:24

he who obeys his commands remains within him — and He remains within him. And this is how we may be sure he remains within us, by means of the Spirit he has given us.

Revelation 14:12

This is what shows the patience of the saints — they who keep God's commands and the faith of Jesus.

1 John 5:2

This is how we are sure that we love God's children, by loving God and obeying his commands

John 15:5

I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains in me, as I in him, bears rich fruit (because apart from me you can do nothing).

1 John 4:18

Love has no dread in it; no, love in its fulness drives all dread away, for dread has to do with punishment — anyone who has dread, has not reached the fulness of love.

2 Corinthians 5:17

There is a new creation whenever a man comes to be in Christ; what is old is gone, the new has come.

Revelation 12:17

So, enraged at the woman, the dragon went off to wage war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep God's commandments and hold the testimony of Jesus.

1 John 5:20

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us insight to know Him who is the Real God; and we are in Him who is real, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the real God, this is life eternal.

1 Corinthians 1:30

This is the God to whom you owe your being in Christ Jesus, whom God has made our 'Wisdom,' that is, our righteousness and consecration and redemption;

Romans 8:1

Thus there is no doom now for those who are in Christ Jesus;

James 2:22

In his case, you see, faith co-operated with deeds, faith was completed by deeds,

2 Corinthians 5:21

For our sakes He made him to be sin who himself knew nothing of sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

John 6:56

He who feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains within me, as I remain within him.

1 John 4:17

Love is complete with us when we have absolute confidence about the day of judgment, since in this world we are living as He lives.

2 John 1:6

To live by his commands, that is what love means: and the command is, live in love as you have learned to do from the very beginning.