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1 John 5:2–5

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By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
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From verse 2

  1. John 13:34–35Rank 1 from verse 2
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    34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

    35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

  2. 1 John 2:5Rank 2 from verse 2
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    5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

  3. 1 John 3:22–24Rank 3 from verse 2
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    22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

    23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

    24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

  4. 1 John 4:21Rank 4 from verse 2
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    21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

  5. John 15:17Rank 5 from verse 2
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    17These things I command you, that ye love one another.

From verse 3

  1. John 14:15Rank 1 from verse 3
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    15¶ If ye love me, keep my commandments.

  2. John 15:10Rank 2 from verse 3
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    10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

  3. Deuteronomy 7:9Rank 3 from verse 3
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    9Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

  4. John 14:21–24Rank 4 from verse 3
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    21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

    22Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

    23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

    24He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.

  5. 2 John 1:6Rank 5 from verse 3
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    6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

From verse 4

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:57Rank 1 from verse 4
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    57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

  2. 1 John 4:4Rank 2 from verse 4
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    4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

  3. John 16:33Rank 3 from verse 4
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    33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

  4. 1 John 3:9Rank 4 from verse 4
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    9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

  5. 1 John 5:5Rank 5 from verse 4
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    5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

From verse 5

  1. 1 John 4:15Rank 1 from verse 5
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    15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

  2. 1 John 5:1Rank 2 from verse 5
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    1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

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1 John 5:2

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

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commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

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1 John 5:3

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

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COMBINED MEANING

commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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1 John 5:4

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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whatsoever

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Whatever, anything that, or every thing of the kind or within the condition and scope stated.

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victory

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Success in overcoming an enemy or opponent; conquest or triumph.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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1 John 5:5

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

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3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

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4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

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5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

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6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

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