Whoever says, “I know him,”(A) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(B)

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He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

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Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(A)

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He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

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Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister[a](A) is still in the darkness.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:9 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16.

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

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