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==1st Letter, I==
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==1st Letter of John, I==
[1] That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life --  
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[1] <u>That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life -- </u>
 
[2] the life was made manifest, and we saw it, and testify to it, and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was made manifest to us --  
 
[2] the life was made manifest, and we saw it, and testify to it, and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was made manifest to us --  
 
[3] that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.  
 
[3] that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.  
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[8] If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  
 
[8] If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  
 
[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  
 
[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  
[10] If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.  
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[10] If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
==1st Letter, II==
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==1st Letter of John, II==
 
[1] My little children, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;  
 
[1] My little children, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;  
    
[2] and he is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.  
 
[2] and he is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.  
[3] And by this we may be sure that we know him, if we keep his commandments.  
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[3] <u>And by this we may be sure that we know him, if we keep his commandments.</u>
 
[4] He who says "I know him" but disobeys his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him;  
 
[4] He who says "I know him" but disobeys his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him;  
 
[5] but whoever keeps his word, in him truly love for God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we are in him:  
 
[5] but whoever keeps his word, in him truly love for God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we are in him:  
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[28] And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.  
 
[28] And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.  
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[29] If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that every one who does right is born of him.  
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[29] If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that every one who does right is born of him.
==1st Letter, III==
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[1] See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.  
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==1st Letter of John, III==
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[1] <u>See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.</u>
    
[2] Beloved, we are God's children now; it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.  
 
[2] Beloved, we are God's children now; it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.  
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[19] By this we shall know that we are of the truth, and reassure our hearts before him  
 
[19] By this we shall know that we are of the truth, and reassure our hearts before him  
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[20] whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.  
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[20] <u>whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.</u>
 
[21] Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God;  
 
[21] Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God;  
 
[22] and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.  
 
[22] and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.  
 
[23] And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.  
 
[23] And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.  
[24] All who keep his commandments abide in him, and he in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.  
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[24] All who keep his commandments abide in him, and he in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.
==1st Letter, IV==
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==1st Letter of John, IV==
 
[1] Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.  
 
[1] Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.  
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[4] Little children, you are of God, and have overcome them; for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.  
 
[4] Little children, you are of God, and have overcome them; for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.  
 
[5] They are of the world, therefore what they say is of the world, and the world listens to them.  
 
[5] They are of the world, therefore what they say is of the world, and the world listens to them.  
[6] We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.  
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[6] <u>We are of God.</u> Whoever knows God listens to us, and he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.  
 
[7] Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and knows God.  
 
[7] Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and knows God.  
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[8] He who does not love does not know God; for God is love.  
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[8] <u>He who does not love does not know God; for God is love.</u>
[9] In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.  
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[9] <u>In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.</u>
 
[10] In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.  
 
[10] In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.  
 
[11] Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  
 
[11] Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  
 
[12] No man has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.  
 
[12] No man has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.  
[13] By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his own Spirit.  
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[13] <u>By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his own Spirit.</u>
    
[14] And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world.  
 
[14] And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world.  
 
[15] Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  
 
[15] Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  
[16] So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.  
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[16] <u>So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.</u>
 
[17] In this is love perfected with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so are we in this world.  
 
[17] In this is love perfected with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so are we in this world.  
[18] There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love.  
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[18] <u>There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love.</u>
[19] We love, because he first loved us.  
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[19] <u>We love, because he first loved us.</u>
 
[20] If any one says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.  
 
[20] If any one says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.  
[21] And this commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should love his brother also.  
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[21] And this commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should love his brother also.
==1st Letter, V==
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==1st Letter of John, V==
 
[1] Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and every one who loves the parent loves the child.  
 
[1] Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and every one who loves the parent loves the child.  
    
[2] By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.  
 
[2] By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.  
 
[3] For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.  
 
[3] For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.  
[4] For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.  
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[4] <u>For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.</u>
 
[5] Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?  
 
[5] Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?  
 
[6] This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood.  
 
[6] This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood.  
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[9] If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has borne witness to his Son.  
 
[9] If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has borne witness to his Son.  
 
[10] He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne to his Son.  
 
[10] He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne to his Son.  
[11] And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  
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[11] <u>And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.</u>
 
[12] He who has the Son has life; he who has not the Son of God has not life.  
 
[12] He who has the Son has life; he who has not the Son of God has not life.  
 
[13] I write this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.  
 
[13] I write this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.  
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[16] If any one sees his brother committing what is not a mortal sin, he will ask, and God will give him life for those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin which is mortal; I do not say that one is to pray for that.  
 
[16] If any one sees his brother committing what is not a mortal sin, he will ask, and God will give him life for those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin which is mortal; I do not say that one is to pray for that.  
 
[17] All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which is not mortal.  
 
[17] All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which is not mortal.  
[18] We know that any one born of God does not sin, but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.  
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[18] <u>We know that any one born of God does not sin, but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.</u>
    
[19] We know that we are of God, and the whole world is in the power of the evil one.  
 
[19] We know that we are of God, and the whole world is in the power of the evil one.