1 John 2:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands.

New Living Translation
And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments.

English Standard Version
And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.

Berean Study Bible
By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.

New American Standard Bible
By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

NASB 1995
By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

NASB 1977
And by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

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).

Christian Standard Bible
This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commands.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is how we are sure that we have come to know Him: by keeping His commands.

Contemporary English Version
When we obey God, we are sure we know him.

Good News Translation
If we obey God's commands, then we are sure that we know him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We are sure that we know Christ if we obey his commandments.

International Standard Version
This is how we can be sure that we have come to know him: if we continually keep his commandments.

NET Bible
Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

New King James Version
Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.

King James 2000 Bible
And by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

New Heart English Bible
This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

World English Bible
This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

American King James Version
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

American Standard Version
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

A Faithful Version
And by this standard we know that we know Him: if we keep His commandments.

Darby Bible Translation
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

English Revised Version
And hereby know we that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

Webster's Bible Translation
And by this we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And hereby we are sure that we knowe him, if we keepe his commandements.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And hereby we are sure that we knowe hym, yf we kepe his comaundementes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And hereby are we sure that we knowe him, yf we kepe his comaundemetes.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And herby we are sure that we knowe him yf we kepe his comaundementes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and in this we know that we have known Him, if we may keep His commands;

Berean Literal Bible
And by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we should keep His commandments.

Young's Literal Translation
and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;

Smith's Literal Translation
And in this we know that we have known him, if we should keep his commands.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we should keep His commandments.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And we can be sure that we have known him by this: if we observe his commandments.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And by this we sense that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

Lamsa Bible
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And by this we know that we do know him, if we keep his commandments.

Godbey New Testament
And in this we know that we have known him, if we are keeping his commandments.

Haweis New Testament
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

Mace New Testament
if we keep his commandments, that is a proof that we know him.

Weymouth New Testament
And by this we may know that we know Him--if we obey His commands.

Worrell New Testament
And in this we know that we have known Him, if we keep His commandments.

Worsley New Testament
And by this we know that we have known Him, if we keep his commandments.
















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