1 John 3:23 (YLT)

Passage

and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us,

Nearby Context

1 John 3:21 Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God,

1 John 3:22 and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,

1 John 3:23 and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us,

1 John 3:24 and he who is keeping His commands, in Him he doth remain, and He in him; and in this we know that He doth remain in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "command", "believe", "name", "jesus", "christ", "love", "another", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "command" and "believe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "and whatever we may ask we receive..." into verse 24's "and he who is keeping His commands...", so "command" and "believe" belong inside that flow. In 1 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "command" and "believe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.