1 John 2:5–6
1 John 2:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.
1 John 2:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
1 John 2:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. 6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.
1 John 2:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
1 John 2:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 But if someone obeys God’s teaching, then in that person God’s love has truly reached its goal. This is how we can be sure we are living in God: 6 Whoever says that he lives in God must live as Jesus lived.
1 John 2:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him: 6 he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.
1 John 2:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 but whoever keeps his word, in him verily the love of God is perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him. 6 He that says he abides in him ought, even as he walked, himself also so to walk.
1 John 2:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 But whoever obeys what Christ says is the kind of person in whom God’s love is perfected. That’s how we know we are in Christ. 6 Those who say that they live in him must live the same way he lived.
1 John 2:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 But whoever keeps His word, truly in him the love of God is perfected. This is how we know we are in Him: 6 The one who says he remains in Him should walk just as He walked.
1 John 2:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we may be sure that we are in him: 6 whoever says, “I abide in him,” ought to walk just as he walked.
1 John 2:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 But whoever keeps his word, truly in this person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him. 6 The one who says that he resides in him ought also to walk just as that one walked.
1 John 2:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 But if anyone obeys God’s word, then God’s love is truly made complete in that person. Here is how we know we belong to him. 6 Those who claim to belong to him must live just as Jesus did.
1 John 2:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:
6 the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.