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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Barnes' Notes
And he that keepeth his commandments ... - See the notes at Joh 14:23. And hereby we know that he abideth in us - That is, this is another certain evidence that we are true Christians. The Saviour had…
Adam Clarke
Dwelleth in him - i.e. in God; and he - God, in him - the believer.
And hereby we know - We know by the Spirit which he hath given us that we dwell in God, and God in us. It was not by conjecture or…
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 those…
Cambridge Bible
And he that keepeth his commandments This looks back to the same phrase in 1Jn 3:3, not to the conclusion of 1Jn 3:3, which is parenthetical. Therefore -His" means God's, not Christ's.
dwelleth in him…
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