1 John 5:2
1 John · New Testament · Chapter 5
“By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.”1 John 5:2
What Does 1 John 5:2 Mean?
1 John 5:2 is found in the book of 1 John, chapter 5, verse 2 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Love.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 John 5:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 14:15“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”Romans 8:28“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”Matthew 22:37“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”1 Corinthians 8:3“But if any man love God, the same is known of him.”1 John 3:14“We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.”Psalms 116:1“I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.”Deuteronomy 30:16“In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”John 13:34“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”1 John 2:5“But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”1 John 3:22“And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.”Deuteronomy 10:12“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,”John 15:17“These things I command you, that ye love one another.”1 John 4:21“And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.”1 John 3:10“In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.”Revelation 12:17“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”Deuteronomy 5:10“And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.”Deuteronomy 26:16“This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.”Psalms 97:10“Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.”Ezekiel 18:5“But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,”Daniel 9:4“And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;”
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