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Andκαὶwhoeverὁkeepsτηρῶνhis commandmentsτὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦremainsμένειinἐνhim,αὐτῷandκαὶheαὐτὸςinἐνhim.αὐτῷAndκαὶbyἐνthisτούτῳwe knowγινώσκομενthatὅτιhe remainsμένειinἐνus:ἡμῖνbyἐκthe Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςwhomοὗhe has givenἔδωκενus.ἡμῖν
1 John 3:24
Study it in the app“And whoever keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he remains in us: by the Spirit whom he has given us.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 3:24, word by word
- keepsτηρῶνtērōn
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “tērōn” appears- his commandmentsἐντολὰςentolas
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolas” appears- remainsμένειmenei
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menei” appears- we knowγινώσκομενginōskomen
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “ginōskomen” appears- the Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- he has givenἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears
The context
23And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus the Messiah and love one another, just as he gave us the commandment.
24 · This verse (above)
To study 1 John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does verse 1 say the Father has given us, and what does it say we will be when he appears (v. 1-2)?
2. What it means
John says not to love "in word or with the tongue, but in deed and truth" (v. 18). What does that contrast show?
3. How I live it
What concrete act of love could you do today for someone in need (v. 17-18)?