the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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1 John 2:24
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abide: Psalms 119:11, Proverbs 23:23, Luke 9:44, John 15:7, Colossians 3:16, Hebrews 2:1, Hebrews 3:14, 2 John 1:2, 3 John 1:3, Revelation 3:3, Revelation 3:11
which: 1 John 2:7, Luke 1:2, John 8:25, Philippians 4:15, 2 John 1:5, 2 John 1:6
ye also: 1 John 1:3, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 4:13, 1 John 4:16, John 14:23, John 15:9, John 15:10, John 17:21-24
Reciprocal: Proverbs 3:21 - let John 8:31 - If John 14:1 - ye John 15:4 - Abide 1 Corinthians 13:13 - abideth 2 Corinthians 1:20 - all James 1:25 - and 1 John 5:12 - that hath the 1 John 5:20 - and we 2 John 1:3 - the Son
Cross-References
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts.
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts.
The heauens also & the earth were finisshed, & all the hoast of them.
So the earth, the sky, and everything in them were finished.
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Therfor heuenes and erthe ben maad perfit, and al the ournement of tho.
Thus the heauens and the earth were finished, and all the hoste of them.
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Let that therefore abide in you,.... Meaning the word of God, 1 John 2:14; the Gospel of Christ, which there was reason to believe had a place in their hearts, and which they had embraced and professed; and therefore the apostle exhorts them to perseverance in it; and particularly not to let go the doctrine concerning the Father and the Son, and this their relation to each other, which is the foundation of the doctrine of the Trinity, and of the distinct personality of Father, Son, and Spirit; the contrary to which leaves the three without either name, or distinction from each other: the arguments to enforce this exhortation follow,
which ye have heard from the beginning; they had heard it not externally only, but internally; they had hearkened to it, and from the heart obeyed it; they had mixed it with faith, and received the love of it; they had heard it from the apostles of Christ, who were eye and ear witnesses of the word; and this they had heard at the first preaching of the Gospel to them, at the first of their conversion: the apostles of Christ began their ministry with the sonship of Christ, and greatly insisted on it, in it, and required a profession of it before baptism, and which was made in order to it; and these believers had been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, as standing in such a relation to each other; see Acts 9:20; and therefore ought not to relinquish this truth, and receive a new and upstart notion: and for further encouragement to continue in it, it is added,
if that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you,
ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father; as those that are once in either always will; what is here said is not either the cause or condition of men being in the Father, and in the Son, or of their continuance in them, but is descriptive of the persons that are in them, and is an open and manifest evidence of their being and continuance in them. Such are in union with Christ, and at times enjoy sensible communion with him, and shall never be finally and totally removed from it; they are in the love of Christ, from whence there is no separations, and in the arms and hands of Christ, out of which none can pluck them; and they abide by him in the exercise of faith and love, and cleave unto him with full purpose of heart, and will hold on and out, professing his name to the end: and they are, and abide in the love of God the Father, which is from everlasting to everlasting; and in the covenant of his grace, which is sure and inviolable; and in the participation of all the blessings and promises of it, among which, the following one, eternal life, is a principal one.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Let that therefore abide in you - Adhere steadfastly to it; let the truth obtain a permanent lodgement in the soul. In view of its great importance, and its influence on your happiness here and hereafter, let it never depart from you.
Which ye have heard from the beginning - That is, the same doctrines which you have always been taught respecting the Son of God and the way of salvation. See the notes at 1 John 2:7.
Ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father - Truly united to the Son and to the Father; or having evidence of the favor and friendship of the Son and the Father.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 24. Let that therefore abide in you — Continue in the doctrines concerning the incarnation, passion, death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession of the Lord Jesus, which you have heard preached from the beginning by us his apostles.
Ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. — Ye who are preachers shall not only be acknowledged as ministers of the Church of Christ, but be genuine children of God, by faith in the Son of his love; and ye all, thus continuing, shall have fellowship with the Father and with the Son.
