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

^7 (A)rooted and ^(B)built up in him and ^(C)established in the faith, just ^(D)as you were taught, abounding ^(E)in thanksgiving.

¹⁶ So ^(A)we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. ^(B)God is love, and ^(C)whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

²³ Jesus answered him, ^(A)“If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and ^(B)we will come to him and ^(C)make our home with him.

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

⁵ and ^(A)hope does not put us to shame, because God's love ^(B)has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

^21 (A)in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into ^(B)a holy temple in the Lord. ²² In him ^(C)you also are being built together ^(D)into a dwelling place for God by^[a] the Spirit.

¹⁶ What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For ^(A)we are the temple of the living God; as God said,

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