1 John 2:4

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1 John 2:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

4 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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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 John 2:9

If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

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.

1 John 1:8

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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.

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.

James 2:14

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

James 2:15

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

James 2:16

If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?

Hosea 8:2

Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!”

Hosea 8:3

But Israel has rejected good; an enemy will pursue him.

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.