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[Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Even the Spirit {G4151} of truth {G225}; whom {G3739} the world {G2889} cannot {G3756}{G1410} receive {G2983}, because {G3754} it seeth {G2334} him {G846} not {G3756}, neither {G3761} knoweth {G1097} him {G846}: but {G1161} ye {G5210} know {G1097} him {G846}; for {G3754} he dwelleth {G3306} with {G3844} you {G5213}, and {G2532} shall be {G2071} in {G1722} you {G5213}.

The world cannot receive him, because it neither sees nor knows him. You know him, because he is staying with you and will be united with you.

the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you.

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Cross-References

  • Ezekiel 36:27 (27 votes)

    And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do [them].

  • John 16:13 (22 votes)

    Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

  • John 15:26 (17 votes)

    But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

  • 1 John 2:27 (17 votes)

    But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:16 (16 votes)

    ¶ Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

  • 1 John 4:6 (16 votes)

    We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

  • 1 Corinthians 2:14 (14 votes)

    But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.