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AndΚαὶbyἐνthisτούτῳwe knowγινώσκομενthatὅτιwe have come to knowἐγνώκαμενhim:αὐτόνifἐὰνwe keepτηρῶμενhis commandments.τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ
1 John 2:3
Study it in the app“And by this we know that we have come to know him: if we keep his commandments.”
Knowing God shows in keeping his word and walking as Jesus walkedObedience
With the Greek beneath
1 John 2:3, word by word
- we knowγινώσκομενginōskomen
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “ginōskomen” appears- we keepτηρῶμενtērōmen
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “tērōmen” appears- his commandmentsἐντολὰςentolas
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolas” appears
The context
2And he is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
3 · This verse (above)
4Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” and does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
To study 1 John 2 in a group
1. What it says
What does John say about the one who says "I have known him" but does not keep his commandments, and about the one who keeps his word (v. 3-6)?
2. What it means
John says the commandment is both old and new (v. 7-8). How does he explain it?
3. How I live it
John warns about loving the world (v. 15-17). What today competes for your attention against what really matters?