John 14:20

At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

Cross-references

John 14:10 Parallel

John 14:10 establishes the mutual indwelling of Father and Son — the same pattern Jesus then applies to believers in 14:20.

John 14:7 Parallel

John 14:7 earlier in the discourse teaches that knowing Jesus means knowing the Father — here Jesus deepens that to mutual indwelling.

John 14:9 Parallel

John 14:9 declares Jesus reveals the Father — the basis for 'I am in my Father' and the mutual indwelling here.

John 17:26 Parallel

John 17:26 concludes with 'I in them' — directly echoing the 'I in you' of 14:20 as the goal of Jesus' revealing the Father.

John 6:56 Parallel

John 6:56 uses the same mutual indwelling language—'abides in me, and I in him'—directly parallel to 'you in me, and I in you.'

John 10:38 Parallel

John 10:38 uses the identical phrase 'the Father is in me and I am in the Father' — the foundation for believers' inclusion in that union.

John 15:5-7 expands the vine-and-branches metaphor, illustrating the same abiding relationship and its fruit-bearing consequence.

John 17:11 Parallel

John 17:11 prays for believers to be one as the Father and Son are one — the unity that flows from the indwelling described in 14:20.

John 17:21-23 explicitly states 'I in them and you in me' — the fullest expansion of the mutual indwelling promised in 14:20.

John 5:19 Parallel

John 5:19 explains Jesus' dependence on the Father — the same unity that underlies 'I am in my Father' here.

John 17:22 Parallel

In John 17:22, Jesus prays for believers' oneness reflecting the Father-Son unity, which echoes the mutual indwelling of 14:20.

John 15:4 Parallel

In John 15:4, the same mutual indwelling language is expanded with the vine/branch metaphor, deepening the meaning of 'I in you'.

Romans 8:1 Related theme

Romans 8:1 states that those 'in Christ Jesus' face no condemnation, directly linking the union of John 14:20 to freedom from judgment.

Colossians 2:9 Related theme

Colossians 2:9 affirms that all deity dwells in Christ bodily, grounding Jesus' claim 'I am in the Father' with the fullness of God in him.

Colossians 1:27 echoes 'Christ in you' — the mystery of Christ dwelling in believers, the same mutual indwelling Jesus promises here.

Ephesians 2:10 Related theme

Ephesians 2:10 expands on being 'in Christ Jesus' — believers are God's workmanship created in Christ for good works, reinforcing the union Jesus describes.

Galatians 2:20 describes Christ living in the believer, reinforcing the mutual indwelling of John 14:20 with the personal transformation it produces.

2 Corinthians 13:5 challenges believers to test whether Christ is in them, directly echoing Jesus' promise 'I in you' from John 14:20.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Related theme

2 Corinthians 5:17 declares that being 'in Christ' makes one a new creation, revealing the transformative effect of the union Jesus describes.

1 Corinthians 1:30 Related theme

1 Corinthians 1:30 explains that believers are 'in Christ Jesus' through God's work, and that Christ becomes wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

Romans 8:10 Allusion

In Romans 8:10, Paul declares Christ is in believers – directly echoing the 'I in you' promise from John 14:20, now applied to spiritual life.

Exodus 29:45 prefigures this indwelling: God dwelling among Israel in the tabernacle — now fulfilled as Christ dwells in believers personally.

1 John 1:3 Parallel

1 John 1:3 proclaims fellowship with the Father and Son, which is the relational outcome of the mutual indwelling described in John 14:20.

1 John 4:13 Parallel

1 John 4:13 explicitly states 'we abide in him and he in us' – directly paralleling the mutual indwelling language of John 14:20.

1 John 5:20 Allusion

1 John 5:20 affirms 'we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ' – the reality of being in Christ from John 14:20.

Colossians 1:19 Related theme

Colossians 1:19 says all fullness dwells in Christ — reinforcing the truth that the Father is fully in the Son, the basis for 14:20's union.

1 John 4:12 Allusion

1 John 4:12 speaks of God abiding in us through love — extending the 'I in you' indwelling to the community's love.