1 John 2:3

• Καὶ ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐγνώκαμεν αὐτόν ἐὰν τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν

(Textus Receptus, Theodore Beza, 1598)

• 1 John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

(King James Version, Pure Cambridge Edition 1900)

• 1 John 2:3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.

(Textus Receptus Version)

Greek

Textus Receptus

• 1514 (Complutensian Polyglot)

Desiderius Erasmus

• 1516 (Erasmus 1st Novum Instrumentum omne)
• 1519 (Erasmus 2nd)
• 1522 (Erasmus 3rd Novum Testamentum omne)
• 1527 (Erasmus 4th)
• 1535 (Erasmus 5th)

Colinæus

• 1534 (Colinæus)

Stephanus (Robert Estienne)

• 1546 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 1st)
• 1549 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 2nd)
• 1550 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 3rd - Editio Regia)
• 1551 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 4th)

Theodore Beza

• 1565 (Beza 1st)
• 1565 (Beza Octavo 1st)
• 1567 (Beza Octavo 2nd)
• 1580 (Beza Octavo 3rd)
• 1582 (Beza 2nd)
• 1589 (Beza 3rd)
• 1590 (Beza Octavo 4th)
• 1598 (Beza 4th)

See Also Matthew 1:1 Beza 1598 (Beza)

• 1604 (Beza Octavo 5th)

Elzevir

• 1624 (Elzevir)
• 1633 (Elzevir)
• 1641 (Elzevir)

Scholz

• 1841 (Scholz)

Scrivener

• 1894 (? ????? ???T???)

Other Greek

• 1857 (Tregelles' Greek New Testament)
• (Tischendorf 8th Ed.)
• 1881 (Westcott & Hort)
• (Greek orthodox Church)

Anglo Saxon Translations

• 1000 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Manuscript 140, Corpus Christi College by Aelfric)

• 1200 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Hatton Manuscript 38, Bodleian Library by unknown author)

English Translations

Matthew 1:1 in the 1611 King James Version

• 1380 (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

• 1395 And in this thing we witen, that we knowen hym, if we kepen hise comaundementis. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

• 1534 And herby we are sure that we knowe him yf we kepe his comaundementes. (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)

• 1535 And hereby are we sure that we knowe him, yf we kepe his comaundemetes. (Coverdale Bible)

• 1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)

• 1540 And herby we are sure þt we knowe hym, yf we kepe hys commaundementes. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)

• 1549 And herby we are sure that we knowe him, yf we kepe his commaundementes. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)

• 1557 (Geneva 1557)

• 1560 (Geneva Bible) First Edition

• 1568 And hereby we are sure that we knowe hym, yf we kepe his comaundementes. (Bishop's Bible First Edition

• 1582 (Rheims 1582)

• 1587 And hereby we are sure that we knowe him, if we keepe his commandements. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

• 1599 (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

• 1611 And hereby wee doe knowe that we know him, if we keepe his commandements. (King James Version)

• 1729 if we keep his commandments, that is a proof that we know him. (Mace New Testament)

• 1745 And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)

• 1762 (King James Version)

• 1769 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)

• 1770 And by this we know that we have known Him, if we keep his commandments. (Worsley Version by John Worsley)

• 1790 And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)

• 1795 And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)

• 1833 And by this we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)

• 1835 And by this, we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)

• 1849 And by this we feel that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)

• 1850 (King James Version by Committee)

• 1851 And by this we shall be sensible that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (Murdock Translation)

• 1855 Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society

• 1858 And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments. (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)

• 1865 And by this we know, that we have known him, if the commandment of him we keep. (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)

• 1865 And in this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)

• 1869 And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)

• 1873 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)

• 1885 And hereby know we that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)

• 1890 And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)

• 1898 and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep; (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)

• 1901 And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)

• 1902 And, hereby, perceive we, that we understand him,––if, his commandments, we are keeping. (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)

• 1902 And in this we know that we have known him, if we are keeping his commandments. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)

• 1904 And in this we know that we have known Him, if we keep His commandments. (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)

• 1904 And by this we know that we have learnt to know him—by our laying his commands to heart. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)

• 1911 (Syrus Scofield)

• 1912 And by this we may know that we know Him--if we obey His commands. (Weymouth New Testament)

• 1918 And in this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments. (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)

• 1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)

• 1982 (New King James Version)

• 1984 We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. (New International Version)

• 1995 By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. (New American Standard Bible) (©1995)

• 1999 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (American King James Version)AKJV

• 2005 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. (Today’s New International Version)

• (BBE)
• This is how we are sure that we have come to know Him: by keeping His commands. (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
• And hereby we know that we know Him: if we keep His commandments. (21st Century King James Version)
• This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments. (Common English Bible)
• We are sure that we know Christ if we obey his commandments. (GOD’S WORD Translation)
• When we obey God, we are sure that we know him. (Contemporary English Version)
• And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. (New Living Translation)
• And this is how we may discern [[a]daily, by experience] that we are coming to know Him [to perceive, recognize, understand, and become better acquainted with Him]: if we keep (bear in mind, observe, practice) His teachings (precepts, commandments). (Amplified Bible)
• 2-3 Here’s how we can be sure that we know God in the right way: Keep his commandments. (The Message)
• We know that we have come to know God if we obey his commands. (New International Reader's Version)
• And in this thing we witen, that we knowen hym, if we kepen hise comaundementis. (Wycliffe New Testament)

Foreign Language Versions

Arabic

• وبهذا نعرف اننا قد عرفناه ان حفظنا وصاياه. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)

Aramaic

• ܘܒܗܕܐ ܡܪܓܫܝܢܢ ܕܝܕܥܢܝܗܝ ܐܢ ܢܛܪܝܢܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܘܗܝ (Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

• Eta hunetan daquigu ecen hura eçagutu dugula, baldin haren manamenduac beguira baditzagu.

Bulgarian

• 1940 И по това сме уверени, че Го познаваме, ако пазим заповедите Му. (Bulgarian Bible)

Chinese

• 1 我 们 若 遵 守 他 的 诫 命 ， 就 晓 得 是 认 识 他 。 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))

• 1 我 們 若 遵 守 他 的 誡 命 ， 就 曉 得 是 認 識 他 。 (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))

French

• Et par ceci nous savons que nous le connaissons, savoir si nous gardons ses commandements. (French Darby)

• 1744 Et par ceci nous savons que nous l'avons connu, [savoir], si nous gardons ses commandements. (Martin 1744)

• 1744 Et par ceci nous savons que nous l'avons connu, savoir, si nous gardons ses commandements. (Ostervald 1744)

German

• 1545 Und an dem merken wir, daß wir ihn kennen, so wir seine Gebote halten. (Luther 1545)

• 1871 Und hieran wissen (O. erkennen) wir, daß wir ihn kennen, (Eig. erkannt haben; die Erkenntnis hat angefangen und dauert fort; so auch v 4. 13. 14.) wenn wir seine Gebote halten. (Elberfelder 1871)

• 1912 Und an dem merken wir, daß wir ihn kennen, so wir seine Gebote halten. (Luther 1912)

Italian

• 1649 E PER questo conosciamo che noi l’abbiamo conosciuto, se osserviamo i suoi comandamenti.

(Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)

• 1927 E da questo sappiamo che l’abbiam conosciuto: se osserviamo i suoi comandamenti. (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

• 1928 (Naoji Nagai)

Latin

• et in hoc scimus quoniam cognovimus eum si mandata eius observemus Latin Vulgate

• 1527 (Erasmus 1527)

• 1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)

Pidgin

• 1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Romainian

• 2010 Şi prin aceasta ştim că Îl cunoaştem, dacă păzim poruncile Lui. (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

• 1876 А что мы познали Его, узнаем из того, что соблюдаем Его заповеди. Russian Synodal Version

Phonetically:

Spanish

• Y en esto sabemos que nosotros le hemos conocido, si guardamos sus mandamientos. (RVG Spanish)

Swedish

• 1917 Därav veta vi att vi hava lärt känna honom, därav att vi hålla hans bud. (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

• 1905 At sa ganito'y nalalaman natin na siya'y ating nakikilala, kung tinutupad natin ang kaniyang mga utos. (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Tok Pisin

• 1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)

Vietnamese

• 1934 Nầy tại sao chúng ta biết mình đã biết Ngài, ấy là tại chúng ta giữ các điều răn của Ngài. (VIET)