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

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

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 though I write it again as a new commandment, which is truth in Him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

⁹ Now he that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is still in darkness: ¹⁰ whereas, he that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and is in no danger of stumbling. ¹¹ But he, that hateth his brother, is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not where he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.