1 John 2:4

New English Translation

The one who says “I have come to know God” and yet does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a person.

Cross References

John 8:44

You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Titus 1:10

For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections,

Titus 1:16

They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit 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 and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth.

1 John 1:8

If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

1 John 2:3

Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.

1 John 2:9

The one who says he is in the light but still hates his fellow Christian is still in the darkness.

1 John 3:6

Everyone who resides in him does not sin; everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.

1 John 4:20

If anyone says “I love God” and yet hates his fellow Christian, he is a liar, because the one who does not love his fellow Christian whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God.