1 Yohanes 2:5

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Tetapi barangsiapa menuruti firman-Nya, di dalam orang itu sungguh sudah sempurna kasih Allah; dengan itulah kita ketahui, bahwa kita ada di dalam Dia.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Tetapi barangsiapa menuruti firman-Nya, di dalam orang itu sungguh sudah sempurna kasih Allah; dengan itulah kita ketahui, bahwa kita ada di dalam Dia.

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Tetapi barangsiapa yang menurut firman-Nya, sesungguhnya di dalam dialah kasih Allah menjadi sempurna. Dengan yang demikianlah kita mengetahui bahwa kita ada di dalam Dia.

Contextual Overview

³ And hereby we are sure that we knowe hym, yf we kepe his comaundementes. ⁴ He that sayth I knowe hym, and kepeth not his commaundementes, is a lyer, and the veritie is not in hym: ⁵ But who so kepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede. Hereby knowe we that we are in hym. ⁶ He that sayth he bydeth in him, ought to walke euen as he walked.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

whoso: 1 John 2:3, 1 John 2:4, Psalms 105:45, Psalms 106:3, Psalms 119:2, Psalms 119:4, Psalms 119:146, Proverbs 8:32, Proverbs 28:7, Ecclesiastes 8:5, Ezekiel 36:27, Luke 11:28, John 14:21, John 14:23, Revelation 12:17, Revelation 14:12

in him: 1 John 4:12, 1 John 4:18, James 2:22

hereby: 1 John 2:27, 1 John 2:28, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:13, 1 John 4:15, 1 John 4:16, 1 John 5:20, John 6:56, John 15:5, Romans 8:1, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Colossians 2:9, Colossians 2:10

Reciprocal: John 13:35 - General John 15:10 - ye keep Philippians 3:10 - I Philippians 3:15 - as Colossians 3:10 - knowledge 1 John 4:17 - made

Cross-References

Genesis 2:9
Moreouer, out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree, that was fayre to syght, and pleasaunt to eate: The tree of lyfe in the myddest of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and euyll.

Genesis 2:11
The name of ye first is Pison, the same is it that compasseth the whole lande of Hauilah, where there is golde:

Genesis 2:12
And the golde of the lande is very good. There is also Bdellium, and the Onix stone.

Genesis 3:23
Therefore the Lorde God sent hym foorth fro the garden of Eden, to worke the grounde whence he was taken.

Genesis 4:2
And she proceading, brought foorth his brother Habel, and Habel was a keper of sheepe, but Cain was a tyller of the grounde.

Genesis 4:12
If thou tyll the grounde, she shall not yeelde vnto thee her strength. A fugitiue and a vacabound shalt thou be in the earth.

Job 5:10
He geueth rayne vpon the earth, and powreth water vpon the streetes,

Psalms 104:14
He causeth grasse to growe for cattell: and hearbes for the vse of man.

Psalms 135:7
He causeth cloudes to ascende from the lowest part of the earth: he maketh it to lighten when it rayneth, he bringeth wyndes out of his treasure houses.

Jeremiah 14:22
Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that sende rayne, or geue the showres from heauen? Art not thou thy selfe our Lorde God? we wyll trust in thee, for thou doest all these thynges.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But whoso keepeth his word,.... Either the word of the Gospel, and the truths of it, who receives it in love, cordially embraces and retains it, and will by no means part with it, but holds it fast, and stands fast in it; or the precepts and ordinances of the word, who loves these, and esteems them above fine gold, and concerning all things to be right, and observes them as they should be:

in him verily is the love of God perfected: not the love wherewith God loves him, for that is perfect in himself, and admits of no degrees, and cannot be more or less in his heart, and is entirely independent of the obedience of men, or any works of theirs; it is true indeed the manifestations of this love to the saints are imperfect, and may be more and greater, and greater manifestations of love are promised to such that love Christ, and keep his commandments, John 14:21; but here it is to be understood not actively, but passively, of the love wherewith God is loved by his people; and intends not the absolute perfection of it in them, in whom it often waxes cold, and is left, or the fervour of it abated, but the sincerity and reality of it; for by keeping the word of God, both his truths and his ordinances, it is clearly seen that their love to him is without dissimulation, and is not in tongue only, but in deed and in truth:, now it is not the keeping of the word of God that causes this love, or makes it perfect or sincere, for it is a fruit of the Spirit, and is owing to the grace of God; but love, on the other hand, is the cause of keeping of the word; and the latter being a consequent and an effect of the former, is the evidence of it, of the truth and sincerity of it:

hereby know we that we are in him: in Christ, not merely nominally, or by profession, as all that name the name of Christ, and are in a Gospel church state, may be said to be; but really, first secretly, through the love of Christ, the election of God, and the covenant of grace, and then openly, in conversion and the effectual calling, through believing in Christ, when the saints appear to be in him as branches in the vine; and which is known by their fruits, as here, by keeping the word, and doing the commandments of Christ, which do not put a man into Christ, but only show that he is there; for a man's being in Christ is owing to the grace of God; this is the first thing done in grace, 1 Corinthians 1:30.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But whoso keepeth his word - That is, what he has spoken or commanded, The term “word” here will include all that he has made known to us as his will in regard to our conduct.

In him verily is the love of God perfected - He professes to have the love of God in his heart, and that love receives its completion or filling up by obedience to the will of God. That obedience is the proper carrying out, or the exponent of the love which exists in the heart. Love to the Saviour would be defective without that, for it is never complete without obedience. If this be the true interpretation, then the passage does not make any affirmation about sinless perfection, but it only affirms that if true love exists in the heart, it will be carried out in the life; or that love and obedience are parts of the same thing; that one will be manifested by the other; and that where obedience exists, it is the completion or perfecting of love. Besides, the apostle does not say that either the love or the obedience would be in themselves absolutely perfect; but he says that one cannot fully develop itself without the other.

Hereby know we that we are in him - That is, by having in fact such love as shall insure obedience. To be in him, is to be united to him; to be his friends. Compare the John 6:56 note; Romans 13:14 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 John 2:5. But whoso keepeth his word — Conscientiously observes his doctrine, the spirit and letter of the religion of Christ.

Is the love of God perfected — The design of God's love in sending Jesus Christ into the world to die for the sin of man τετελειωται, is accomplished, in that man who receives the doctrine, and applies for the salvation provided for him. This seems to be the meaning of the apostle.

That we are in him. — That we have entered into his spirit and views, received his salvation, have been enabled to walk in the light, and have communion with him by the Holy Spirit.