Psalm 103:8-14

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⁸The Lord is compassionate and gracious,^(A)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
⁹He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;^(B)
¹⁰he does not treat us as our sins deserve^(C)
    or repay us according to our iniquities.
¹¹For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his love^(D) for those who fear him;^(E)
¹²as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has he removed our transgressions^(F) from us.

¹³As a father has compassion^(G) on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
¹⁴for he knows how we are formed,^(H)
he remembers that we are dust.^(I)

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1 John 3:1-3

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3 See what great love^(A) the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!^(B) And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.^(C) ²Dear friends,^(D) now we are children of God,^(E) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,^[a]^(F) we shall be like him,^(G) for we shall see him as he is.^(H) ³All who have this hope in him purify themselves,^(I) just as he is pure.^(J)

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1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known

Hebrews 4:12-13

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¹²For the word of God^(A) is alive^(B) and active.^(C) Sharper than any double-edged sword,^(D) it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.^(E) ¹³Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.^(F) Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.