Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him,
If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.
To me they cry, “My God, we—Israel—know you.” Israel has spurned the good; the enemy shall pursue him.
If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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