13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
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And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; …
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.
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? …
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, …
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-13)As the Spirit of truth is known by doctrine (thus spirits are to be tried), it is known by love likewise; and so here follows a strong fervent exhortation to holy Christian love: Beloved, let us love one another , 1 John 4:7. The apostle would unite them in his love, that he might unite them in love to each other: “ Beloved , I beseech you, by the love I bear to you, that you put on unfeigned mutu…
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