1 John 2:4

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

I know - `I have knowledge of (perfect) Him' (cf. 1 John 1:8).

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1 John 1:10 ; 1 John 1:6 ; 1 John 1:8 ; 1 John 2:9 ; 1 John 4:20 ; Hosea 8:2 ; Hosea 8:3 ; James 2:14-16 ; Titus 1:16

⁴ He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Related Commentaries of 1 John 2:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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