Catholic Public Domain Version
"But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him. "
— 1 John 2:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”
“but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him: ”
“But whoever keeps his word, God's love has most certainly been perfected in him. This is how we know that we are in him:”
“But whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.”
“But he that keepeth his word, in him in very deed the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him.”
“But in every man who keeps his word, the love of God is made complete. By this we may be certain that we are in him:”
“But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”
And he is the propitiation for our sins. And not only for our sins, but also for those of the whole world.
And we can be sure that we have known him by this: if we observe his commandments.
Whoever claims that he knows him, and yet does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him.
Whoever declares himself to remain in him, ought to walk just as he himself walked.
Most beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but the old commandment, which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the Word, which you have heard.
Then too, I am writing to you a new commandment, which is the Truth in him and in you. For the darkness has passed away, and the true Light is now shining.