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51 lines
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# The one who says
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"Anyone who says" or "The person who says"
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# I know God
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"I have a good relationship with God"
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# does not keep
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"does not obey" or "disobeys"
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# his commandments
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"what God tells him to do"
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# the truth is not in him
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The truth is spoken of as if it were an object that could be inside the believers. AT: "he does not believe what God says is true" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# keeps his word
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"obeys what God tells him to do""
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# it is in that person that the love of God has been perfected
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This can be stated in active form. Possible meanings are 1) "the love of God" refers to a person loving God, and "perfected" represents completely or fully. AT: "it is that person who loves God completely" or 2) "the love of God" refers to God loving people, and "perfected" represents completing its purpose. AT: "God's love has achieved its purpose in that person's life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-possession]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# By this we know that we are in him
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The phrase "we are in him" means that the believer has fellowship with God. AT: "When we obey what God says, we can be certain that we have fellowship with him" or "By this we know that are joined to God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# remains in God
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To remain in God means to continue to have fellowship with God. AT: "continues to have fellowship with God" or "stays joined to God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# should himself also walk just as Jesus Christ walked
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Conducting one's life is spoken of as if it were walking. AT: "must live as Jesus Christ lived" or "should also obey God just as Jesus Christ did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/perfect]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/inchrist]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]] |