A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
1 John 2:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the love of God is made complete. This is how we know we are in him: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he who keeps (treasures) His Word [who bears in mind His precepts, who observes His message in its entirety], truly in him has the love of and for God been perfected (completed, reached maturity). By this we may perceive (know, recognize, and be sure) that we are in Him: American Standard Version (1901) but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him: Common English Bible But the love of God is truly perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know we are in him. Catholic Public Domain Version But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he that keepeth his word, in him in very deed the charity of God is perfected; and by this we know that we are in him. |
A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
The one who keeps a command will not experience anything harmful, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
I will place my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.
He said, ‘Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.’
The one who has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father. I also will love him and will reveal myself to him.’
Jesus answered, ‘If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me.
The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us #– #our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption #– #
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
You see that faith was active together with his works, and by works, faith was made complete,
The one who keeps his commands remains in him, and he in him. And the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit he has given us.
In this, love is made complete with us so that we may have confidence in the day of judgement, because as he is, so also are we in this world.
There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. So the one who fears is not complete in love.
This is how we know that we love God’s children: when we love God and obey his commands.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one. We are in the true one #– #that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
This is love: that we walk according to his commands. This is the command as you have heard it from the beginning: that you walk in love.
So the dragon was furious with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring , #– #those who keep the commands of God and hold firmly to the testimony about Jesus.
This calls for endurance from the saints, who keep God’s commands and their faith in Jesus.’