⁶ And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who ^(A)comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.

²² Who is the liar except ^(A)the one who denies that Jesus is the ^[a]Christ? This is ^(B)the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.

^15 (A)Whoever confesses that ^(B)Jesus is the Son of God, God ^(C)remains in him, and he in God.

³¹ but these have been written ^(A)so that you may believe that Jesus is the ^[a]Christ, ^(B)the Son of God; and that by ^(C)believing you may have life in His name.

² By this you know the Spirit of God: ^(A)every spirit that ^(B)confesses that ^(C)Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; ³ and every spirit that ^(D)does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the ^(E)antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and ^(F)now it is already in the world.

^9 [a]that ^(A)if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and ^(B)believe in your heart that ^(C)God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

¹⁷ and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; ^(A)you are still in your sins. ¹⁸ Then also those who ^(B)have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹ If we have hoped in Christ only in this life, we are ^(C)of all people most to be pitied.

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²⁰ But the fact is, Christ ^(D)has been raised from the dead, the ^(E)first fruits of those who ^(F)are asleep.

^8 (A)If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the ^(B)truth is not in us.