1 John 3:24 (YLT)

Passage

and he who is keeping His commands, in Him he doth remain, and He in him; and in this we know that He doth remain in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.

Nearby Context

1 John 3:22 and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,

1 John 3:23 and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us,

1 John 3:24 and he who is keeping His commands, in Him he doth remain, and He in him; and in this we know that He doth remain in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "keeping", "commands", "doth", "remain", and "gave". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "keeping", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "and this is His command that we...", giving immediate footing for "Spirit" and "keeping". In 1 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "keeping" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.