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10 You who love the Lord, hate evil!
    He protects the lives of his godly people
    and rescues them from the power of the wicked.

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13 All who fear the Lord will hate evil.
    Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,
    corruption and perverse speech.

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Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

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20 The Lord protects all those who love him,
    but he destroys the wicked.

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21 Yes, I will certainly keep you safe from these wicked men.
    I will rescue you from their cruel hands.”

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14 Turn away from evil and do good.
    Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

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28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

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Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer.

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15 Hate evil and love what is good;
    turn your courts into true halls of justice.
Perhaps even yet the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies
    will have mercy on the remnant of his people.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:15 Hebrew the remnant of Joseph.

He guards the paths of the just
    and protects those who are faithful to him.

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23 Love the Lord, all you godly ones!
    For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him,
    but he harshly punishes the arrogant.

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18 We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them.

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19 We love each other[a] because he loved us first.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:19 Greek We love. Other manuscripts read We love God; still others read We love him.

39 The Lord rescues the godly;
    he is their fortress in times of trouble.
40 The Lord helps them,
    rescuing them from the wicked.
He saves them,
    and they find shelter in him.

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And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

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Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?

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27 He rescues and saves his people;
    he performs miraculous signs and wonders
    in the heavens and on earth.
He has rescued Daniel
    from the power of the lions.”

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And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 13:8 Or not written in the Book of Life before the world was made—the Book that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered.

We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments. Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome.

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12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

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But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 8:3 Some manuscripts read the person who loves has full knowledge.

28 “My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed.

29 Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.”

Purpose of the Book

30 The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book.

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17 But the Lord will save the people of Israel
    with eternal salvation.
Throughout everlasting ages,
    they will never again be humiliated and disgraced.

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Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
    Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

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The wicked will not rule the land of the godly,
    for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong.

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