1 John 5:2 — Compare All Translations

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

in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;

English ASV

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

English Amplified

By this we come to know (recognize and understand) that we love the children of God: when we love God and obey His commands (orders, charges)--[when we keep His ordinances and are mindful of His precepts and His teaching].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

By this we come to know (recognize and understand) that we love the children of God: when we love God and obey His commands (orders, charges)–[when we keep His ordinances and are mindful of His precepts and His teaching].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

How do we know that we love God's children? We know it when we love God and we do what he tells us to do.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

How do we know that we love God's children? We know because we love God and we obey his commands.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

We know that we love God's children when we love God by obeying his commandments.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

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

In this way we know that we love the children of God when we love God and obey his commandments.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey his commandments.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

How do we know that we love God's children? We know it when we love God and obey his commands.

English NIV

This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

We know we love God's children if we love God and obey his commandments.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

This is how we can be sure that we love the children of God: by having a passionate love for God and by obedience to his commands.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So you can find out how much you love God's children—your brothers and sisters in the Lord—by how much you love and obey God.

English Tyndale 1537

In this we know that we love the children(sons) of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

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