1 John 5:2

¹ Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.

³ For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

⁴ because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB: På dette kjenner vi at vi elsker Guds barn, når vi elsker Gud og holder hans bud.
OTB: Dette er hvordan vi vet at vi elsker Guds barn: når vi elsker Gud og holder Hans bud.
B1930: På dette kjenner vi at vi elsker Guds barn, når vi elsker Gud og holder hans bud.

BSB: By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
KJV: By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
WEB: By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
ASV: Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.
DARBY: Hereby know we that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
BLB: In this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.

John 13:34–35
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
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1 John 2:5
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:
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1 John 3:22–24
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
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John 15:17
This is My command to you: Love one another.
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1 John 4:21
And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
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