I John 3:24
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Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
Commentaries
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dwelleth in him--The believer dwelleth in Christ. and he in him--Christ in the believer. Reciprocity. "Thus he returns to the great keynote of the Epistle, abide in Him, with which the former part concluded" (Jo1 2:28). hereby--herein we (believers) know that he abideth in us, namely, from (the presence in us of) the Spirit "which He hath given us." Thus he prepares, by the mention of the true Spirit, for the transition to the false "spirit," Jo1 4:1-6; after which he returns again to the subject of love. Next: 1 John Chapter 4
Open source ↗The apostle here magnifies the love of God in our adoption (Jo1 3:1, Jo1 3:2). He thereupon argues for holiness (Jo1 3:3), and against sin (v. 4-19). He presses brotherly love (Jo1 3:11-18). How to assure our hearts before God (Jo1 3:19-22). The precept of faith (Jo1 3:23). And the good of obedience (Jo1 3:24).
Open source ↗Cross-references
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Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”