²⁴ The one who habitually keeps His commandments [obeying His word and following His precepts, abides and] remains in Him, and He in him. By this we know and have the proof that He [really] abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us [as a gift].

¹³ By this we know [with confident assurance] that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given to us His [Holy] Spirit.