1 John 2:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”

1 John 2:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 2:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 2:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:”

1 John 2:5 — World English Bible

1 John 2:5 ASV — 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: ”

1 John 2:5 — American Standard Version

1 John 2:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

1 John 2:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 2:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“but whoever keeps his word, in him verily the love ofGod is perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him. ”

1 John 2:5 — Darby Translation

1 John 2:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But hee that keepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede: hereby wee knowe that ye are in him.”

1 John 2:5 — Geneva Bible

1 John 2:5 in Context — 1 John 2

3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

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What Does 1 John 2:5 Mean?

1 John 2:5 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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