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And if we know that He hears us in whatever* we ask, 1we know that we have the requestswhich we have asked from Him.
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Ifanyonesees his brothercommitting a sin not leading to death, 2he shall ask and God will for him givelife to those who commitsin not leading to death. 3There is a sin leading to death; 4I do not say that he should makerequest for this.
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5Allunrighteousness is sin, and 6there is a sin not leading to death.
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7We know that 8no*one who is born of Godsins; but He who was born of God9keeps him, and 10the evilone does not 11touch him.
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12We know that 13we are of God, and that 14the wholeworldlies in the power of the evilone.
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And 15we know that 16the Son of Godhascome, and has 17given us understandingso that we may know18Him who is true; and we 19are in Him who is true, in His SonJesusChrist. 20This is the trueGod and 21eternallife.
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22Littlechildren, guardyourselves from 23idols.