² in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;

⁵ and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.

²² and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,

²³ and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us,

²⁴ and he who is keeping His commands, in Him he doth remain, and He in him; and in this we know that He doth remain in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.

³⁴ `A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

³⁵ in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.'

²¹ and this `is' the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

¹⁷ `These things I command you, that ye love one another;