^17 (A)that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, ^(B)being rooted and grounded in love,

^7 (A)rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding ^[a]in it with thanksgiving.

¹⁶ And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and ^(A)he who abides in love abides in God, and God ^(B)in him.

²³ Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, ^(A)and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

²⁰ I have been ^(A)crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh ^(B)I live by faith in the Son of God, ^(C)who loved me and gave Himself for me.

^5 (A)Now hope does not disappoint, ^(B)because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

²¹ in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into ^(A)a holy temple in the Lord, ^22 (B)in whom you also are being built together for a ^(C)dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

²⁰ Behold, ^(A)I stand at the door and knock. ^(B)If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, ^(C)I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

¹⁶ And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For ^(A)you^[a] are the temple of the living God. As God has said: