And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?
You are my friends if you do what I command you.
By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.
Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me.
I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!
By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him;
Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.
Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.
Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
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