Exodus 20:5-6
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5 (A)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a (B)jealous God, (C)inflicting the [a]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing [b]favor to (D)thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
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- Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
- Exodus 20:6 Or faithfulness
Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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7 “(A)The Lord did not [a]make you His beloved nor choose you because you were greater in number than any of the peoples, since you were the fewest of all peoples, 8 but because the Lord loved you and kept the (B)oath which He swore to your forefathers, (C)the Lord brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of [b]slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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- Deuteronomy 7:7 Or become so attached to
- Deuteronomy 7:8 Lit slaves
Deuteronomy 10:18
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18 He executes justice for (A)the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger by giving him food and clothing.
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John 3:16
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16 “For God so (A)loved the world, that He (B)gave His (C)only Son, so that everyone who (D)believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.
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Romans 5:8
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8 But God (A)demonstrates (B)His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, (C)Christ died for us.
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1 John 4:16
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16 (A)We have come to know and have believed the love which God has [a](B)for us. (C)God is love, and the one who (D)remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
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- 1 John 4:16 Lit in
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