1 John 2:4

New American Bible - revised edition

Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Cross References

John 8:44

You belong to your father the devil and you willingly carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Titus 1:10

For there are also many rebels, idle talkers and deceivers, especially the Jewish Christians.

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God, but by their deeds they deny him. They are vile and disobedient and unqualified for any good deed.

1 John 1:10

If we say, “We have not sinned,” we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

1 John 1:6

If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” while we continue to walk in darkness, we lie and do not act in truth.

1 John 1:8

If we say, “We are without sin,” we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 2:3

The way we may be sure that we know him is to keep his commandments.

1 John 2:9

Whoever says he is in the light, yet hates his brother, is still in the darkness.

1 John 3:6

No one who remains in him sins; no one who sins has seen him or known him.

1 John 4:20

If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.