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12 I am writing to you who are God’s children because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus.
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I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
13 I am writing to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I am writing to you who are young in the faith because you have won your battle with the evil one.
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I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.
14 I have written to you who are God’s children because you know the Father. I have written to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I have written to you who are young in the faith because you are strong. God’s word lives in your hearts, and you have won your battle with the evil one.
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I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.
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Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.
16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
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For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
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The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
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