1 John 2:3-11 - God's Commands

³ And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. ⁴ He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and in him the truth is not. ⁵ But whosoever keepeth his word, verily in him is the love of God perfected: by this we know that we are in him. ⁶ He who saith that he abideth in him, ought as he walked, even so himself to walk.

⁷ Brethren, I write not a new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. ⁸ Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which is a true thing in him, and in you, because the darkness is past, and the true light is now shining.

⁹ He who saith, that he is in the light, yet hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. ¹⁰ He that loveth his brother is in the light, and occasion of stumbling in him there is none. ¹¹ But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he is departing, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.