Bible Strands
John 14:20
On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to his disciples in the upper room, between the promise that they will see him again (v. 19) and the call to keep his commandments (v. 21). "On that day" points to the post-resurrection reality he is about to enter.
The words — ἐν (en, "in") is repeated three times, structuring the verse as a chain of mutual indwelling: Christ in the Father, the believer in Christ, Christ in the believer. The future tense of γνώσεσθε (gnōsesthe, "will know") marks this as a promised recognition, not a present experience.
The thread — The same ἐν-structure recurs in John 15:5 ("remains in Me, and I in him"), Galatians 2:20 ("Christ lives in me"), and John 17:21, where the Father-in-Son / Son-in-Father pattern becomes the model for the disciples' unity.
Why it lands — The verse asserts a reciprocal indwelling, not a one-directional possession, and ties it to a future knowing rather than a present feeling. It asks the reader to hold the relationship as mutual and to expect its fullness at a definite time, not to reduce it to a vague spiritual sentiment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
Cross-references
- John 15:5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
- Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
- John 17:21 that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
- John 17:26 And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”
- John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
- 1 John 4:12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
- John 10:38 But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”
- Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
- 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?
- John 16:26 In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.