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 4:16
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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 4:7
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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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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.
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 86:5
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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.
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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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.”
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 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 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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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.
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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Hebrews 12:29
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29 For our God is a devouring fire.
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