1 John 2:5

5But if anyone obeys his word, love for God2:5 Or word, God’s love is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him:

5but whoever follows His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:

5but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:

5But whoever habitually keeps His word and obeys His precepts [and treasures His message in its entirety], in him the love of God has truly been perfected [it is completed and has reached maturity]. By this we know [for certain] that we are in Him:

5But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:

5But if anyone obeys God’s word, then that person truly loves God. Here is how we know we belong to him.