1 John 2:5

NETBible	But whoever obeys his¹ word, truly in this person² the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.
NIV © biblegateway 1Jo 2:5	But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him:
NASB © biblegateway 1Jo 2:5	but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:
NLT © biblegateway 1Jo 2:5	But those who obey God’s word really do love him. That is the way to know whether or not we live in him.
MSG © biblegateway 1Jo 2:5	But the one who keeps God's word is the person in whom we see God's mature love. This is the only way to be sure we're in God.
BBE © SABDAweb 1Jo 2:5	But in every man who keeps his word, the love of God is made complete. By this we may be certain that we are in him:
NRSV © bibleoremus 1Jo 2:5	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:
NKJV © biblegateway 1Jo 2:5	But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
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KJV	But <1161> whoso <3739> keepeth <302> <5083> (5725) his <846> word <3056>_, in <1722> him <5129> verily <230> is <5048> (0) the love <26> of God <2316> perfected <5048> (5769)_: hereby <1722> <5129> know we <1097> (5719) that <3754> we are <2070> (5748) in <1722> him <846>_.
NASB © biblegateway 1Jo 2:5	but whoever <3739> <302> keeps <5083> His word <3056> , in him the love <26> of God <2316> has truly <230> been perfected <5048> . By this <3778> we know <1097> that we are in Him:
NET [draft] ITL	But <1161> whoever <302> obeys <5083> his <846> word <3056> , truly <230> in <1722> this person <5129> the love <26> of God <2316> has been perfected <5048> . By <1722> this <5129> we know <1097> that <3754> we are <1510> in <1722> him <846> .
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NETBible

But whoever obeys his¹ word, truly in this person² the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.

NET Notes

¹tn The referent of this pronoun is probably to be understood as God, since God is the nearest previous antecedent.

²tn Grk “in him.”