1 John 3:24

He who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. This is how we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit whom He gave us.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

23Now this is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded.

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Cross References

John 6:54Whoever chews my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 15:7If you abide in me and my sayings abide in you, you will ask whatever you desire and it will happen for you.

Romans 8:9You, however, are not ‘in flesh’ but ‘in Spirit’, if indeed God's Spirit dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

1 Corinthians 6:19Do you not know that your bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

Galatians 4:5so that He might redeem those under law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

1 John 2:6He who claims to be abiding in Him really needs to act just like He acted.

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 →

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