1 John 5:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.

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

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

Berean Study Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.

New American Standard Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and follow His commandments.

NASB 1995
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments.

NASB 1977
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments.

Amplified Bible
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.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is how we know that we love God's children when we love God and obey His commands.

Contemporary English Version
If we love and obey God, we know we will love his children.

Good News Translation
This is how we know that we love God's children: it is by loving God and obeying his commands.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We know that we love God's children when we love God by obeying his commandments.

International Standard Version
This is how we know that we love God's children: we love God and keep his commandments.

NET Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey his commandments.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

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

King James 2000 Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep 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.

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

American King James 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.

A Faithful Version
By this standard we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.

Darby Bible Translation
Hereby know we that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
In this we know that we loue the children of God, when we loue God, and keepe his commandements.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
By this we knowe that we loue the chyldren of God, when we loue God, and kepe his commaundementes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
By this we knowe that we loue Gods children, whan we loue God, and kepe his commaundementes.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
In this we knowe yt we love the children of god whe we love god and kepe his comaudementes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
In this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God and may keep His commands;

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

Young's Literal Translation
in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;

Smith's Literal Translation
In this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commands.

Literal Emphasis Translation
In this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God, and keep his commandments.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In this way, we know that we love those born of God: when we love God and do his commandments.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And by this we know that we love the children of God, whenever we love God and we do his commandments.

Lamsa Bible
And by this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
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.

Haweis New Testament
Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

Mace New Testament
by this we may know that we love the children of God, if 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.

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.
















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