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Little children, let us not
1love in word or talk but in deed and
2in truth.
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By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him;
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for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.
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Beloved,
3if our heart does not condemn us,
4we have confidence before God;
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and
5whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and
6do what pleases him.
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And this is his commandment,
7that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and
8love one another,
9just as he has commanded us.
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10Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And
11by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.