1 John 2:3-11
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And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we b keep his commandments.
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Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments c is a liar, and c the truth is not in him,
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but whoever d keeps his word, in him truly e the love of God is perfected. f By this we may know that we are in him:
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whoever says he g abides in him h ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
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Beloved, I am writing you i no new commandment, but j an old commandment k that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.
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At the same time, it is l a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because m the darkness is passing away and n the true light is already shining.
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Whoever says he is in the light and o hates his brother is still in darkness.
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Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no p cause for stumbling.
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But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and q walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
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Cross References
John 14:15
If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
John 15:10
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
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Cross References
1 John 1:8
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
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Cross References
1 John 1:8
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
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Cross References
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
John 14:23
Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
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Cross References
1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.
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1 John 3:24
Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.
1 John 4:13
By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
1 John 5:2
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.
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Cross References
John 15:4 - 5
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
John 15:7
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
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Cross References
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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Cross References
2 John 1:5
And now I ask you, dear lady - not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning - that we love one another.
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Cross References
Leviticus 19:18
You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
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Cross References
1 John 2:24
Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father.
1 John 3:11
For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
2 John 1:5 - 6
And now I ask you, dear lady - not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning - that we love one another.
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Cross References
John 13:34
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
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Cross References
Romans 13:12
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Ephesians 5:8
For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
1 Thessalonians 5:4 - 5
But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief.
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Cross References
John 1:9
The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
John 8:12
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
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Cross References
1 John 4:20
If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
1 John 3:14 - 15
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.
Titus 3:3
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
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Cross References
John 11:10
But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.
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Cross References
1 John 1:6
If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
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