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20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you
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He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
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Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
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Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.
23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
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For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
24 for "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,
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For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25 but the word of the Lord remains forever."And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
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but the word of the Lord endures forever.”And this is the word that was preached to you.
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