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1We know that 2no*one who is born of Godsins; but He who was born of God3keeps him, and 4the evilone does not 5touch him.
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6We know that 7we are of God, and that 8the wholeworldlies in the power of the evilone.
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And 9we know that 10the Son of Godhascome, and has 11given us understandingso that we may know12Him who is true; and we 13are in Him who is true, in His SonJesusChrist. 14This is the trueGod and 15eternallife.