‏ 1 John 2:6

6. abideth--implying a condition lasting, without intermission, and without end.

He that saith ... ought--so that his deeds may be consistent with his words.

even as he--Believers readily supply the name, their hearts being full of Him (compare Joh 20:15). "Even as He walked" when on earth, especially in respect to love. John delights in referring to Christ as the model man, with the words, "Even as He," &c. "It is not Christ's walking on the sea, but His ordinary walk, that we are called on to imitate" [Luther].

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