1 John 2:5

Weymouth NT

But whoever obeys His Message, in him love for God has in very deed reached perfection. By this we can know that we are in Him.

Cross References

Luke 11:28

»Nay rather,« He replied, »they are blessed who hear God's Message and carefully keep it.«

John 14:21

He who has my commandments and obeys them–he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will clearly reveal myself to him.«

John 14:23

»If any one loves me,« replied Jesus, »he will obey my teaching; and 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 continues in me and in whom I continue bears abundant fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

John 6:56

He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in union with me, and I remain in union with him.

Romans 8:1

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus;

1 Corinthians 1:30

But you –and it is all God's doing– are in Christ Jesus: He has become for us a wisdom which is from God, consisting of righteousness and sanctification and deliverance;

2 Corinthians 5:17

So that if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old state of things has passed away; a new state of things has come into existence.

2 Corinthians 5:21

He has made Him who knew nothing of sin to be sin for us, in order that in Him we may become the righteousness of God.

James 2:22

You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected;

1 John 3:24

The man who obeys His commands continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him; and through His Spirit whom He has given us we can know that He continues in union with us.

1 John 4:17

Our love will be manifested in all its perfection by our having complete confidence on the day of the Judgement; because just what He is, we also are in the world.

1 John 4:18

Love has in it no element of fear; but perfect love drives away fear, because fear involves pain, and if a man gives way to fear, there is something imperfect in his love.

1 John 5:2

The fact that we love God Himself, and obey His commands, is a proof that we love God's children.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we know the true One, and are in union with the true One–that is, we are in union with His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the Life of the Ages.

2 John 1:6

The love of which I am speaking consists in our living in obedience to God's commands. God's command is that you should live in obedience to what you all heard from the very beginning.

Revelation 12:17

This made the Dragon furiously angry with the woman, and he went elsewhere to make war upon her other children–those who keep God's commandments and hold fast to the testimony of Jesus.

Revelation 14:12

Here is an opportunity for endurance on the part of God's people, who carefully keep His commandments and the faith of Jesus!«