in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;
‘These things I command you, that ye love one another;
and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;
and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.
we — we have known that we have passed out of the death to the life, because we love the brethren; he who is not loving the brother doth remain in the death.
and this [is] the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.