This is how we know that we love God’s children: when we love God and obey[a] his commands. For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And his commands are not a burden,(A) because everyone who has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.

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This is how we know that we love God’s children: we love God and keep his commandments. For this demonstrates our love for God: We keep his commandments, and his commandments are not difficult, because everyone who is born from God has overcome the world. Our faith is the victory that overcomes the world.

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