By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
Parallel translations
- KJV By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
- BSB By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
- NKJV By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.
- NASB By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and follow His commandments.
- NLT We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- John 13:34–35A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.
- 1 Jn 2:5But whoever keeps his word, God’s love has most certainly been perfected in him. This is how we know that we are in him:
- 1 Jn 3:22–24and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
- 1 Jn 4:21This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.
- John 15:17“I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
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