1 John 2:4

2:4 The one who says “I have come to know God”¹ and yet does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a person.

1 John 3:24

3:24 And the person who keeps his commandments resides² in God,³ and God⁴ in him. Now by this⁵ we know that God⁶ resides in us: by the Spirit he has given us.

¹tn Grk “know him.” See the note on the phrase “know God” in 1 John 2:3 for explanation.

²tn The verb μένω (menw) has been translated “resides” here because this verse refers to the mutual and reciprocal relationship between God and the believer.

sn The verb resides (μένω, menw) here and again in the second clause of 3:24 refers to the permanence of relationship between God and the believer, as also in 2:6; 4:12, 13, 15, and 16 (3x).

³tn Grk “in him.” In context this is almost certainly a reference to God (note the phrase “his Son Jesus Christ” in 3:23).

⁴tn Grk “he.” In context this is almost certainly a reference to God (note the phrase “his Son Jesus Christ” in 3:23).

⁵tn Once again there is the (by now familiar) question of whether the phrase ἐν τούτῳ (en toutw) refers to what precedes or to what follows. In this case, the following phrase ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος (ek tou pneumato") explains the ἐν τούτῳ phrase, and so it refers to what follows.

⁶tn Grk “he.” In context this is almost certainly a reference to God (note the phrase “his Son Jesus Christ” in 3:23).