1 John 2:3–11

^3aBy this we know that we have come to ^bknow Him, if we ^ckeep His commandments.

⁴The one who says, “^aI have come to ^bknow Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a ^cliar, and ^dthe truth is not in him;

⁵but whoever ^akeeps His word, in him the ^blove of God has truly been perfected. ^cBy this we know that we are in Him:

⁶the one who says he ^aabides in Him ^bought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.

^7aBeloved, I am ^bnot writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had ^cfrom the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard.

⁸¹On the other hand, I am writing ^aa new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because ^bthe darkness is passing away and ^cthe true Light is already shining.

⁹The one who says he is in the Light and yet ^ahates his ^bbrother is in the darkness until now.

^10aThe one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

¹¹But the one who ^ahates his brother is in the darkness and ^bwalks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has ^cblinded his eyes.