Jesusansweredand saidto him, "IfanyonelovesMe, he will keepMy word;and My Fatherwill lovehim, and We will cometo him and makeOur abodewith him.
Then Godsaid,"Let Us makemanin Our image,according to Our likeness;and let them ruleover the fishof the seaand over the birdsof the skyand over the cattleand over allthe earth,and over everycreepingthingthat creepson the earth."
"Come,let Us godownand thereconfusetheir language,sothat they will not understandoneanother'sspeech."
Lord,You have beenour dwellingplacein allgenerations.
He who dwellsin the shelterof the MostHighWill abidein the shadowof the Almighty.
For thussaysthe highand exaltedOne Who livesforever,whose nameis Holy,"I dwell[on] a highand holyplace, And [also] with the contriteand lowlyof spiritIn order to revivethe spiritof the lowlyAnd to revivethe heartof the contrite.
"I and the Fatherare one."
"Ifyou loveMe, you will keepMy commandments.
[that is] the Spiritof truth,whomthe worldcannotreceive,becauseit does not seeHim orknowHim, [but] you knowHim becauseHe abideswith you and will be in you.
"He who hasMy commandmentsand keepsthem is the onewho lovesMe; and he who lovesMe will be lovedby My Father,and I will lovehim and will discloseMyselfto him."
"He who does not loveMe does not keepMy words;and the wordwhichyou hearis not Mine,but the Father'swho sentMe.
"Ifyou keepMy commandments,you will abidein My love;justas I have keptMy Father'scommandmentsand abidein His love.
for the FatherHimselflovesyou, becauseyou have lovedMe and have believedthat I came forthfrom the Father.
"He who eatsMy fleshand drinksMy bloodabidesin Me, and I in him.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, ifanyonekeepsMy wordhe will neverseedeath."
The Jewssaidto Him, "Nowwe knowthat You havea demon.Abrahamdied,and the prophets[also]; and You say,'IfanyonekeepsMy word,he will nevertasteof death.'
Orwhatagreementhas the templeof Godwith idols?For we are the templeof the livingGod;justas Godsaid,"I WILL DWELLIN THEM AND WALK AMONGTHEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD,AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.
so that Christmay dwellin your heartsthroughfaith;[and] that you, being rootedand groundedin love,
As for you, let that abidein you whichyou heardfrom the beginning.Ifwhatyou heardfrom the beginningabidesin you, you alsowill abidein the Sonand in the Father.
but whoeverkeepsHis word,in him the loveof Godhas trulybeen perfected.By thiswe knowthat we are in Him:
You are from God,little children,and have overcomethem; becausegreateris He who is in you thanhe who is in the world.
For thisis the loveof God,that we keepHis commandments;and His commandmentsare not burdensome.
And thisis love,that we walkaccordingto His commandments.Thisis the commandment,justas you have heardfrom the beginning,that you should walkin it.
I sawnotemplein it, for the LordGodthe Almightyand the Lambare its temple.
And I hearda loudvoicefrom the throne,saying,"Behold,the tabernacleof Godis amongmen,and He will dwellamongthem, and they shall be His people,and GodHimselfwill be amongthem,
There will nolongerbe anycurse;and the throneof Godand of the Lambwill be in it, and His bond-servantswill serveHim;
