1Jo 2:5 | NET2full | STEP | But whoever obeys his word , truly in this person the love of God has been perfected . By this we know that we are in him .

‏ 1 John 2:5

5 But whoever obeys his ^{▼▼tn The referent of this pronoun is probably to be understood as God, since God is the nearest previous antecedent.} word, truly in this person ^{▼▼tn Grk “in him.”} the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.