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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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Their Spiritual State
12 I write to you, little children,
Because (A)your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.
1 John 2:13
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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 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 2:28
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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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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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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 one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just 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, (A)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and 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)
1 John 4:4
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1 John 4:4
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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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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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1 Thessalonians 2:11
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1 Thessalonians 2:11
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11 For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children,(A)
1 Thessalonians 2:11
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1 Thessalonians 2:11
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11 as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and [a]charged every one of you, as a father does his own children,
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