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1 John 4:8
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1 John 4:8
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8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for 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 4:16
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1 John 4:16
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16 We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.
God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.
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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 4:7
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1 John 4:7
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Loving One Another
7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child 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)
2 Corinthians 13:11
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2 Corinthians 13:11
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Paul’s Final Greetings
11 Dear brothers and sisters,[a] I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.
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- 13:11 Greek Brothers.
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.
Psalm 86:15
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Psalm 86:15
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15 But you, O Lord,
are a God of compassion and mercy,
slow to get angry
and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
Psalm 86:15
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Psalm 86:15
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Psalm 86:5
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Psalm 86:5
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5 O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
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.
Ephesians 2:4
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Ephesians 2:4
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4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,
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Ephesians 2:4
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Ephesians 2:4
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4 But because of his great love for us,(A) God, who is rich in mercy,
Exodus 34:6-7
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Exodus 34:6-7
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6 The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out,
“Yahweh![a] The Lord!
The God of compassion and mercy!
I am slow to anger
and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
7 I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations.[b]
I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.
But I do not excuse the guilty.
I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren;
the entire family is affected—
even children in the third and fourth generations.”
Exodus 34:6-7
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Exodus 34:6-7
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6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,(B) abounding in love(C) and faithfulness,(D) 7 maintaining love to thousands,(E) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.(F) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;(G) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”(H)
1 John 1:5
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1 John 1:5
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Living in the Light
5 This is the message we heard from Jesus[a] and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.
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- 1:5 Greek from him.
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 3:6
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1 John 3:6
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6 Anyone who continues to live in him will not sin. But anyone who keeps on sinning does not know him or understand who he is.
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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 2:9
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1 John 2:9
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9 If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a fellow believer,[a] that person is still living 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.
John 8:54-55
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John 8:54-55
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54 Jesus answered, “If I want glory for myself, it doesn’t count. But it is my Father who will glorify me. You say, ‘He is our God,’[a] 55 but you don’t even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him.
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- 8:54 Some manuscripts read You say he is your God.
John 8:54-55
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John 8:54-55
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1 John 2:4
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1 John 2:4
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4 If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth.
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1 John 2:4
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1 John 2:4
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4 Whoever says, “I know him,”(A) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(B)
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