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1 John 4:8
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1 John 4:8
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8 (A)Anyone who does not love does not know God, because (B)God is love.
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1 John 4:8
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1 John 4:8
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8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(A)
1 John 4:8
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1 John 4:8
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8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
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1 John 4:16
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1 John 4:16
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16 So (A)we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. (B)God is love, and (C)whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
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1 John 4:16
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1 John 4:16
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16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love.(A) Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.(B)
1 John 4:16
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1 John 4:16
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16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
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1 John 4:7
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1 John 4:7
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God Is Love
7 Beloved, (A)let us love one another, for love is from God, and (B)whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
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1 John 4:7
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1 John 4:7
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God’s Love and Ours
7 Dear friends, let us love one another,(A) for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God(B) and knows God.(C)
1 John 4:7
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1 John 4:7
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7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
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1 John 1:5
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1 John 1:5
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Walking in the Light
5 (A)This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that (B)God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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1 John 1:5
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1 John 1:5
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Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness
5 This is the message we have heard(A) from him and declare to you: God is light;(B) in him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5
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1 John 1:5
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5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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2 Corinthians 13:11
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2 Corinthians 13:11
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Final Greetings
11 Finally, brothers,[a] rejoice. (A)Aim for restoration, comfort one another,[b] (B)agree with one another, (C)live in peace; and the God of love and (D)peace will be with you.
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- 2 Corinthians 13:11 Or brothers and sisters
- 2 Corinthians 13:11 Or listen to my appeal
2 Corinthians 13:11
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2 Corinthians 13:11
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Final Greetings
11 Finally, brothers and sisters,(A) rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace.(B) And the God of love(C) and peace(D) will be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11
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2 Corinthians 13:11
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11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
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Psalm 86:15
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Psalm 86:15
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15 But you, O Lord, are a God (A)merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
Psalm 86:15
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Psalm 86:15
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Psalm 86:15
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Psalm 86:15
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15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
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1 John 2:9
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1 John 2:9
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9 Whoever says he is in the light and (A)hates his brother is still in darkness.
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1 John 2:9
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1 John 2:9
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9 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister[a](A) is still in the darkness.(B)
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- 1 John 2:9 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16.
1 John 2:9
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1 John 2:9
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9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
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Psalm 86:5
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Psalm 86:5
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5 For you, O Lord, are good and (A)forgiving,
(B)abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
Psalm 86:5
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Psalm 86:5
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5 You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
abounding in love(A) to all who call to you.
Psalm 86:5
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Psalm 86:5
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5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
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1 John 3:6
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1 John 3:6
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6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; (A)no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.
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1 John 3:6
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1 John 3:6
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6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning.(A) No one who continues to sin has either seen him(B) or known him.(C)
1 John 3:6
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1 John 3:6
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6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
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