In the biblical context, the concept of residing often pertains to the dwelling or living in a particular place, whether it be a physical location or a spiritual state. The Bible provides numerous examples and teachings related to residing, emphasizing both the temporal and eternal aspects of dwelling.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, residing is frequently associated with the Israelites' journey and settlement in the Promised Land. God’s promise to Abraham included the assurance of a land where his descendants would reside. Genesis 17:8 states, "And to you and your descendants I will give the land of your sojourn—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God."

The concept of residing also extends to the presence of God among His people. In Exodus 25:8 , God commands, "And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them." This highlights the importance of God residing with His people, a theme that is central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the idea of residing takes on a more spiritual dimension. Believers are called to reside in Christ, and He in them. John 15:4 emphasizes this mutual indwelling: "Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me."

The Apostle Paul further elaborates on this concept in his epistles. In Ephesians 3:17 , he prays "that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith." This indicates a spiritual residing where Christ lives within the believer, transforming and guiding them.

Eternal Residing

The Bible also speaks of an eternal residing with God. Revelation 21:3 provides a vision of the ultimate fulfillment of God’s promise to dwell with His people: "And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.'"

This eternal residing is the culmination of God’s redemptive plan, where believers will reside with Him forever in the new heaven and new earth, free from sin and suffering.

Practical Implications

For believers, residing in Christ involves a daily commitment to live according to His teachings and to cultivate a relationship with Him through prayer, study of the Scriptures, and fellowship with other believers. It is a call to live in the presence of God, allowing His Spirit to guide and empower them in their daily lives.

The biblical concept of residing, therefore, encompasses both the physical and spiritual dimensions of life, pointing to the ultimate hope of eternal communion with God.(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reside.3927. parepidemos -- sojourning in a strange place
... sojourning in a strange place. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: parepidemos
Phonetic Spelling: (par-ep-id'-ay-mos) Short Definition: residing in a ...
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1290. diaspora -- a dispersion (Isr. in Gentile countries)
... [1290 () properly refers to exiled to foreign lands, ie Jews residing of Palestine
(see Jn 7:35).]. Word Origin from diaspeiro Definition a dispersion (Isr. ...
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383. ithay -- there is, are
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to yesh Definition there is, are NASB Word
Usage do (1), has (1), have (1), residing (1), there (6). ...
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Whether a Habit Can be Corrupted?
... is, however, moved indirectly through the movement of the body: and yet no bodily
change seems capable of corrupting the intelligible species residing in the ...
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Samaria. Sychem.
... are corrupted"...It is something difficult what that means, "They were scattered
in their towns," whether it is spoken of the Cutheans residing within their ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 56 samaria sychem.htm

Athanasius Again Reinstated by the Letter of Constantius, and ...
... Athanasius, who was then residing at Aquilea, on receiving the letters of Constantius,
repaired to Rome to take leave of Julius and his friends. ...
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Whether the Subject of Continence is the Concupiscible Power?
... the concupiscible. On the contrary, Every virtue residing in a certain
power removes the evil act of that power. But continence ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the subject of continence.htm

Index.
... He wrote this Letter while residing here in Alexandria, giving notice of
some things which he had not been able to do before. XX. ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/index 2.htm

The Almora Mission.
... Previous to that time a few of its people had heard the Gospel from missionaries
travelling through it, or residing for a few months in it. ...
/.../chapter xxi the almora mission.htm

Letter xv. Social and Relative Duties.
... So far as the general interests of the family are concerned, persons residing in
it are regarded in the same light as children; subject to all its laws, rules ...
/.../letter xv social and relative.htm

Whether any Created Intellect by Its Natural Powers Can See the ...
... But others are subsisting natures, not residing in matter at all, which, however,
are not their own existence, but receive it; and these are the incorporeal ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether any created intellect by.htm

Justification by an Imputed Righteousness;
... TO BE JUSTIFIED FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW IN THE SIGHT OF GOD, THAN BY THE IMPUTATION
OF THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS LONG AGO PERFORMED BY, AND STILL RESIDING WITH, THE ...
/.../justification by an imputed righteousness.htm

Love Thy Neighbour
... It comes from two old words, nae or near, (near) and buer, (to dwell) persons residing,
or being near us, and if any one in the world is near us, he is our ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/love thy neighbour.htm

Residing (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Residing (2 Occurrences). Acts 2:5 Now there were Jews
residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every part of the world. (WEY). ...
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Stranger (152 Occurrences)
... This word generally denotes a person from a foreign land residing in Palestine. ... Thus
in Leviticus 22:10 it appears to cover anybody residing with a priest. ...
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Residence (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some
continuance of time; as, the residence of an American in France or Italy for a ...
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Jerusalem (782 Occurrences)
... David afterwards led his forces against the Jebusites still residing within its
walls, and drove them out, fixing his own dwelling on Zion, which he called ...
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Sojourner (81 Occurrences)
... It is also particularly used of free aliens residing among the Israelites,
and it is with the position of such that this article deals. ...
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Version
... on it by the direction of Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, and that it was
accomplished in seventy-two days, for the use of the Jews residing in that ...
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Virtue (21 Occurrences)
... in the King James Version, Mark 5:30 Luke 6:19; Luke 8:46, in the sense of "power,"
"miraculous energy or influence" (dunamis, "inherent power, residing in the ...
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James (40 Occurrences)
... (3.) The place and time of the writing of the epistle were Jerusalem, where James
was residing, and, from internal evidence, the period between Paul's two ...
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Tertius (1 Occurrence)
... Silas, owing to the fact that shalish is the Hebrew for "third (officer)," as tertius
is the Latin Others think he was a Roman Christian residing in Corinth. ...
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Resident (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time;
residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the ...
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