1 John 2:5

5 but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we may be sure that we are in him:

1 John 2:5 In-Context

3 Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments.
4 Whoever says, "I have come to know him," but does not obey his commandments, is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist;
5 but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we may be sure that we are in him:
6 whoever says, "I abide in him," ought to walk just as he walked.
7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word that you have heard.
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