The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” yet doesn't keep His commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word,(A) truly in him the love of God is perfected.[a] This is how we know we are in Him:(B) The one who says he remains in Him(C) should walk just as He walked.

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  1. 1 John 2:5 Or truly completed

Whoever says, “I know him,”(A) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(B) But if anyone obeys his word,(C) love for God[a] is truly made complete in them.(D) This is how we know(E) we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(F)

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  1. 1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love