1 John 2:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

he who is saying, `I have known him,` and his command is not keeping, a liar he is, and in him the truth is not;

English ASV

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

English Amplified

Whoever says, I know Him [I perceive, recognize, understand, and am acquainted with Him] but fails to keep and obey His commandments (teachings) is a liar, and the Truth [of the Gospel] is not in him.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Whoever says, I know Him [I perceive, recognize, understand, and am acquainted with Him] but fails to keep and obey His commandments (teachings) is a liar, and the Truth [of the Gospel] is not in him.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The one who says, “I have come to know him,” and yet doesn’t keep his commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

He that says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

English EASY 2024

Someone might say, ‘I belong to God.’ But if he does not obey God's commands, that person is telling a lie. He is not living in the way that God's true message teaches us.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If we say we know God but do not obey his commands, we are lying. The truth is not in us.

Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If we say that we know him, but do not obey his commands, we are liars and there is no truth in us.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The person who says, "I know him," but doesn't obey his commandments is a liar. The truth isn't in that person.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The one who says, "I have come to know Him," without keeping His commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

English KJV 1611

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

English LSB

The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Whoever says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Whoever says, "I know him," but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The one who says “I have come to know God” and yet does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a person.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Suppose someone says, "I know him." But suppose that person does not do what God commands. Then that person is a liar and is not telling the truth.

English NIV

The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

English NKJ 1982

He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

English NLT

If someone says, "I belong to God," but doesn't obey God's commandments, that person is a liar and does not live in the truth.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Whoever says, "I have come to know him," but does not obey his commandments, is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

If someone claims, “I have come to know God by experience,” yet doesn’t keep God’s commands, he is a phony and the truth finds no place in him.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

He who says “I know him” but disobeys his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Someone may say, “I am a Christian; I am on my way to heaven; I belong to Christ.“ But if he doesn't do what Christ tells him to, he is a liar.

English Tyndale 1537

He that saith I know him, and (yet) keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the verity(trueth) is not in him.

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