1 John 2:3 - Compare All Versions
1 John 2:2-3 MSG (The Message)
Here’s how we can be sure that we know God in the right way: Keep his commandments.
1 John 2:3 KJV (King James Version)
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1 John 2:3 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.
1 John 2:3 NCV (New Century Version)
We can be sure that we know God if we obey his commands.
1 John 2:3 ASV (American Standard Version)
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1 John 2:3 NIV (New International Version)
We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands.
1 John 2:3 NKJV (New King James Version)
Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
1 John 2:3 AMP (Amplified Bible)
And this is how we know [daily, by experience] that we have come to know Him [to understand Him and be more deeply acquainted with Him]: if we habitually keep [focused on His precepts and obey] His commandments (teachings).
1 John 2:3 NLT (New Living Translation)
And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments.
1 John 2:3 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Here’s how we can be sure that we’ve truly come to know God: if we keep his commands.
1 John 2:3 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.