2:4 The one who says “I have come to know God” 1 and yet does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a person.
2:5 But whoever obeys his 2 word, truly in this person 3 the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.
1 tnGrk “know him.” See the note on the phrase “know God” in 1 John 2:3 for explanation.
2 tn The referent of this pronoun is probably to be understood as God, since God is the nearest previous antecedent.