1 John 2:5

Modern English Version

But whoever keeps His word truly has the love of God perfected in him. By this we know we are in Him.

Cross References

Psalm 105:45

that they might observe His statutes and keep His laws. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 106:3

Blessed are those who keep justice, and he who does righteousness at all times!

Psalm 119:146

I cried unto You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.

Psalm 119:2

Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart.

Psalm 119:4

You have commanded us to keep Your precepts diligently.

Proverbs 28:7

He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

Proverbs 8:32

“Now therefore, my sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways.

Ecclesiastes 8:5

The one who keeps the king’s command will know no evil thing, and a wise heart will know the proper time and just way.

Ezekiel 36:27

I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

Luke 11:28

But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”

John 14:21

He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father. And I will love him and will reveal Myself to him.”

John 14:23

Jesus answered him, “If a man loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make Our home with him.

John 15:5

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit. For without Me you can do nothing.

John 6:56

Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.

Romans 8:1

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 1:30

But because of Him you are in Christ Jesus, whom God made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

2 Corinthians 5:21

God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

James 2:22

Do you see how faith worked with his works, and by works faith was made complete?

1 John 3:24

Now the one who keeps His commandments remains in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He remains in us, through the Spirit whom He has given us.

1 John 4:17

In this way God’s love is perfected in us, so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is, so are we in this world.

1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. Whoever fears is not perfect in love.

1 John 5:2

By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true —His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

2 John 1:6

And this is love: that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.

Revelation 12:17

Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and he went to wage war with the remnant of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 14:12

Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.