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1 John 3:24

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.

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ASV

And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

KJV

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.

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ἐντολὰςentolascommandmentsG1785 →
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γινώσκομενginōskomenwe knowG1097 →
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μένειmeneiHe abidesG3306 →
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ἡμῖν,hēminus,G3165 →
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πνεύματοςpneumatosSpiritG4151 →
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ἡμῖνhēminto usG3165 →
ἔδωκεν.¶edōkenHe has given.G1325 →

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1 John 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.1 John 4:16And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.1 John 4:15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.1 Corinthians 3:16Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?1 John 4:13By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.John 6:56Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.1 John 2:5But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:1 John 4:15–16If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.Ezekiel 39:29And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”1 John 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.Ezekiel 36:27And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.1 John 4:12–13No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.1 Corinthians 6:19Do 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;2 Timothy 1:14Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.John 14:17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.1 Thessalonians 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.1 John 2:6Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.Romans 8:9You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

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About 1 John

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