1 John 5:2

Weymouth NT

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

Cross References

John 15:17

»Thus I command you to love one another.«

1 John 2:3

And by this we may know that we know Him–if we obey His commands.

1 John 2:5

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.

1 John 3:14

As for us, we know that we have already passed out of death into Life–because we love our brother men. He who is destitute of love continues dead.

1 John 4:21

And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also.