Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey 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.
King James 2000
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
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
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
Hastings
Watsons
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 5:2
Prayers for 1 John 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Love Revealed
1 Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father, loves him also who is the Father's Child. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For love to God means obeying his commandments; and his commandments are not irksome.
Cross References
John 13:34-35
I give you a new commandment, Love one another!
John 15:17
"This is my command. to love one another. If the worlds hates you,
1 John 2:5
and the truth is not in him; bit if any man obey his word, in him truly is the love of God made perfect. By this we come to know that we are in him.
1 John 3:22-24
and whatever we ask we are receiving from him, because we are keeping his commandments and doing those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1 John 4:21
And we have this command from God: HE WHO LOVES GOD IS TO LOVE HIS BROTHER ALSO.