1 John 5:2

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1 John 5:2 New King James Version (NKJV)

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.

1 John 5:1-3 The Message (MSG)

Every person who believes that Jesus is, in fact, the Messiah, is God-born. If we love the One who conceives the child, we’ll surely love the child who was conceived. The reality test on whether or not we love God’s children is this: Do we love God? Do we keep his commands? The proof that we love God comes when we keep his commandments and they are not at all troublesome.

1 John 5:2 King James Version (KJV)

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

1 John 5:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments.

1 John 5:2 New Century Version (NCV)

This is how we know we love God’s children: when we love God and obey his commands.

1 John 5:2 American Standard Version (ASV)

Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.

1 John 5:2 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)

This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.

1 John 5:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)

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.

1 John 5:2 New Living Translation (NLT)

We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments.

1 John 5:2 The Passion Translation (TPT)

This is how we can be sure that we love the children of God: by having a passionate love for God and by obedience to his commands.

1 John 5:2 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.