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11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
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12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
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13 We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
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13 We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
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14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
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14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
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15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.
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15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.
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16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
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16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
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17 In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him.
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17 In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him.
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18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
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18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
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19 We love because he first loved us.
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19 We love because he first loved us.
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20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
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20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
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21 And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
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21 And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
