“One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 John 2 contains 29 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.