Parallel Verses
King James 2000
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
Holman Bible
This is how we know that we love God’s children when we love God and obey
International Standard Version
This is how we know that we love God's children: we love God and keep his commandments.
A Conservative Version
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
American Standard Version
Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.
Amplified
By this we know [without any doubt] that we love the children of God: [expressing that love] when we love God and obey His commandments.
An Understandable Version
This is [one] way we know that we love God's [spiritually reborn] children: [It is] when we love God and obey what He commands us to do.
Anderson New Testament
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
Bible in Basic English
In this way, we are certain that we have love for the children of God, when we have love for God and keep his laws.
Common New Testament
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.
Daniel Mace New Testament
by this we may know that we love the children of God, if we love God, and keep his commandments.
Darby Translation
Hereby know we that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
Godbey New Testament
In this we know that we love the children of God with divine love, when we love God with divine love and keep his commandments.
Goodspeed New Testament
This is how we can be sure that we love the children of God: it is by loving God and obeying his commands.
John Wesley New Testament
Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
Julia Smith Translation
In this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commands.
Lexham Expanded Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and keep his commandments.
Modern King James verseion
By this we know that we love the children of God, whenever we love God and keep His commandments.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
In this we know that we love the sons of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
Moffatt New Testament
This is how we are sure that we love God's children, by loving God and obeying his commands
Montgomery New Testament
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.
NET Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey his commandments.
New Heart English Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.
Noyes New Testament
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do his commandments.
Sawyer New Testament
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
The Emphasized Bible
Hereby, perceive we, that we love the children of God, as soon as, God, we love, and, his commandments, we are doing.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
Twentieth Century New Testament
By this we know that we love God's Children--when we love God and carry out his commands.
Webster
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
Weymouth New Testament
The fact that we love God Himself, and obey His commands, is a proof that we love God's children.
Williams New Testament
This is how we can be sure that we love the children of God, by continuing to love God and to obey His commands.
World English Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
Worrell New Testament
In this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do His commandments.
Worsley New Testament
and in this we know that we love the children of God, since we love God and keep his commandments.
Youngs Literal Translation
in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;
Interlinear
References
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Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Love Revealed
1 Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and everyone that loves him that begat loves him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome.
Cross References
John 13:34-35
A new commandment I give unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
John 15:17
These things I command you, that you love one another.
1 John 2:5
But whoever keeps his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: by this we know that we are in him.
1 John 3:22-24
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1 John 4:21
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves God love his brother also.