1 John 2:4

The Text-Critical English New Testament

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 want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks lies, he speaks from his own character, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Titus 1:10

For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision faction.

Titus 1:16

They profess to know God, but by their works they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient, and proven unqualified for any good work.

1 John 1:10

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

1 John 1:6

If we say that we have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.

1 John 1:8

If we say that we do not have sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 2:3

By this we can be sure that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

1 John 2:9

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

1 John 3:6

No one who abides in him continues in sin; no one who continues in sin has either seen him or known him.

1 John 4:20

If anyone says, “I love God,” and yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.