1 John 2:4

² He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

³ By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.

If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

⁵ But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:

⁶ Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.

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Sammenlign

ÅB: Den som sier: Jeg kjenner ham, og ikke holder hans bud, han er en løgner, og i ham er ikke sannheten;
OTB: Den som sier: "Jeg har kommet til å kjenne Ham," men ikke holder Hans bud, bedrar seg selv, og sannheten er ikke i ham;
B1930: Den som sier: Jeg kjenner ham, og ikke holder hans bud, han er en løgner, og i ham er ikke sannheten;

BSB: If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
KJV: He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
WEB: One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.
ASV: He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
DARBY: He that says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
BLB: The one saying, “I have known Him,” and not keeping His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 1:6
If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
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Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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James 2:14–16
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
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1 John 1:8
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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1 John 4:20
If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
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1 John 2:9
If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
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Hosea 8:2–3
Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!”
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1 John 1:10
If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
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