1 John 3:24

Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God abides in him. And we know that he abides in us because of the Spirit he has given us.

Text-Critical English NT

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

23And 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 6:54Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

John 15:7If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you will ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Romans 8:9You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

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

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

1 John 2:6Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk just as he 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 →

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