Key Verse Spotlight
1 John 2:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”
1 John 2:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for {the sins of} the whole world.
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
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