12 (A)No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and (B)his love is perfected in us.

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12 No one has ever seen God;(A) but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.(B)

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but whoever (A)keeps his word, in him truly (B)the love of God is perfected. (C)By this we may know that we are in him:

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But if anyone obeys his word,(A) love for God[a] is truly made complete in them.(B) This is how we know(C) we are in him:

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  1. 1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love

18 (A)No one has ever seen God; (B)the only God,[a] who is at the Father's side,[b] (C)he has made him known.

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  1. John 1:18 Or the only One, who is God; some manuscripts the only Son
  2. John 1:18 Greek in the bosom of the Father

18 No one has ever seen God,(A) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](B) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

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  1. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who

17 By this (A)is love perfected with us, so that (B)we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because (C)as he is so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but (D)perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not (E)been perfected in love.

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17 This is how love is made complete(A) among us so that we will have confidence(B) on the day of judgment:(C) In this world we are like Jesus. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear,(D) because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

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16 (A)who alone has immortality, (B)who dwells in (C)unapproachable light, (D)whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

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16 who alone is immortal(A) and who lives in unapproachable light,(B) whom no one has seen or can see.(C) To him be honor and might forever. Amen.(D)

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20 (A)If anyone says, “I love God,” and (B)hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot[a] love God (C)whom he has not seen.

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  1. 1 John 4:20 Some manuscripts how can he

20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister(A) is a liar.(B) For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,(C) cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(D)

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24 (A)Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God,[a] and God[b] in him. And (B)by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.

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  1. 1 John 3:24 Greek him
  2. 1 John 3:24 Greek he

24 The one who keeps God’s commands(A) lives in him,(B) and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.(C)

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27 By faith he (A)left Egypt, (B)not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured (C)as seeing him who is invisible.

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27 By faith he left Egypt,(A) not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.

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13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

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13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.(A) But the greatest of these is love.(B)

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With him I speak (A)mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in (B)riddles, and he beholds (C)the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

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With him I speak face to face,
    clearly and not in riddles;(A)
    he sees the form of the Lord.(B)
Why then were you not afraid
    to speak against my servant Moses?”(C)

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30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel,[a] saying, “For (A)I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.”

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  1. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means the face of God

30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[a] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face,(A) and yet my life was spared.”

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  1. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.

We are from God. (A)Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know (B)the Spirit of truth and (C)the spirit of error.

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We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us.(A) This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth(B) and the spirit of falsehood.(C)

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  1. 1 John 4:6 Or spirit

17 To (A)the King of the ages, (B)immortal, (C)invisible, (D)the only God, (E)be honor and glory forever and ever.[a] Amen.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:17 Greek to the ages of ages

17 Now to the King(A) eternal, immortal,(B) invisible,(C) the only God,(D) be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.(E)

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