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1 John 2:12
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1 John 2:12
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Reasons for Writing
1 John 2:12
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1 John 2:12
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12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
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Their Spiritual State
12 I write to you, little children,
Because (A)your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.
1 John 2:12
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1 John 2:12
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12 I am writing to you, little children,
because (A)your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
1 John 2:13
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1 John 2:13
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1 John 2:13
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1 John 2:13
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13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
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1 John 2:13
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13 I write to you, fathers,
Because you have known Him who is (A)from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
Because you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to you, little children,
Because you have (B)known the Father.
1 John 2:13
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1 John 2:13
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13 I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know (A)him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because (B)you have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, children,
because (C)you know the Father.
1 John 2:28
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1 John 2:28
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God’s Children and Sin
28 And now, dear children,(A) continue in him, so that when he appears(B) we may be confident(C) and unashamed before him at his coming.(D)
1 John 2:28
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1 John 2:28
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28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
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The Children of God
28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that [a]when He appears, we may have (A)confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
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Children of God
28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that (A)when he appears (B)we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his (C)coming.
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1 John 3:7
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1 John 3:7
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7 Dear children,(A) do not let anyone lead you astray.(B) The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.(C)
1 John 3:7
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1 John 3:7
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7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
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7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
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7 Little children, (A)let no one deceive you. (B)Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
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1 John 3:18
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1 John 3:18
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1 John 3:18
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1 John 3:18
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18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
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18 My little children, (A)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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1 John 3:18
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1 John 3:18
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18 Little children, let us not (A)love in word or talk but in deed and (B)in truth.
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1 John 4:4
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1 John 4:4
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4 You, dear children,(A) are from God and have overcome them,(B) because the one who is in you(C) is greater than the one who is in the world.(D)
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1 John 4:4
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4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
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4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than (A)he who is in the world.
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4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for (A)he who is in you is greater than (B)he who is in the world.
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1 John 5:21
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1 John 5:21
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1 John 5:21
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1 John 5:21
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21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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21 Little children, (A)keep yourselves from idols.
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