1 John 5:2 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do his commandments.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.
LSV Literal Standard Version
In this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God and may keep His commands;
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
Hereby know we that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
In this we know that we loue the children of God, when we loue God, and keepe his commandements.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Because of this we know that we love God's children, when we love God and do his commandments.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
In this we knowe that we love the children of god when we love god and kepe his commaudementes.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;
FBV Free Bible Version
How do we know that we love God's children? When we love God and follow his commands.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
In this way, we are certain that we have love for the children of God, when we have love for God and keep his laws.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
En esto conocemos que amamos á los hijos de Dios, si amamos á Dios, y guardamos sus mandamientos.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
En esto conocemos que amamos á los hijos de Dios, cuando amamos á Dios, y guardamos sus mandamientos.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Así que podemos medir el amor que sentimos hacia los hijos de Dios, hermanos nuestros en la fe, por el amor que sentimos hacia Dios y la obediencia que le rendimos.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
En esto conocemos que amamos a los hijos de Dios: cuando amemos a Dios y practiquemos sus Mandamientos,
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
¿Cómo sabemos que amamos a los hijos de Dios? Cuando amamos a Dios y seguimos sus mandamientos.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
En esto sabemos que amamos a los hijos de Dios: cuando amamos a Dios y guardamos sus mandamientos.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τὰ τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὅταν τὸν Θεὸν ἀγαπῶμεν καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
εν τουτω γινωσκομεν οτι αγαπωμεν τα τεκνα του θεου, οταν τον θεον αγαπωμεν και τας εντολας αυτου τηρωμεν.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τὰ τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὅταν τὸν Θεὸν ἀγαπῶμεν, καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
εν τουτω γινωσκομεν οτι αγαπωμεν τα τεκνα του θεου οταν τον θεον αγαπωμεν και τασ εντολασ αυτου τηρωμεν
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τὰ τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὅταν τὸν Θεὸν ἀγαπῶμεν καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ ποιῶμεν.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τὰ τέκνα τοῦ θεοῦ, ὅταν τὸν θεὸν ἀγαπῶμεν καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ ⸀ποιῶμεν
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
In hoc cognoscimus quoniam diligamus natos Dei, cum Deum diligamus, et mandata ejus faciamus.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Ѡ҆ се́мъ вѣ́мы, ꙗ҆́кѡ лю́бимъ ча̑да бж҃їѧ, є҆гда̀ бг҃а лю́бимъ и҆ за́пѡвѣди є҆гѡ̀ соблюда́емъ.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Что мы любим детей Божиих, узнаем из того, когда любим Бога и соблюдаем заповеди Его.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Εκ τούτου γνωρίζομεν ότι αγαπώμεν τα τέκνα του Θεού, όταν τον Θεόν αγαπώμεν και τας εντολάς αυτού φυλάττωμεν.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
По том знамо да љубимо децу Божију кад Бога љубимо и Његове заповести држимо.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Po tom znamo da ljubimo decu Božiju kad Boga ljubimo i Njegove zapovesti držimo.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
بِهَذَا نَعْرِفُ أَنَّنَا نُحِبُّ أَوْلَادَ ٱللهِ: إِذَا أَحْبَبْنَا ٱللهَ وَحَفِظْنَا وَصَايَاهُ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC