1 John 3:24
And he who keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, from the Spirit that he gave us.
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John 6:54He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 15:7If ye dwell in me, and my sayings dwell in you, ye will ask whatever ye may want, and it will be done to you.
Romans 8:9But ye are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, this man is not of him.
1 Corinthians 6:19Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? And ye are not your own,
Galatians 4:5so that he might redeem those under law, so that we might receive the sonship.
1 John 2:6He who claims to abide in him he also ought so to walk just as that man walked.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:24
God's Commandments. ( a. d. 80.) 23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. The apostle, having mentioned keeping the commandments, and pleasing God, as the qualification of effectual petitioners in and with Heaven, here suitably proceeds, I. To represent to us what… Read the whole commentary →