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Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and every one that loveth Him that begot, loveth Him also that is begotten by Him.
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By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
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For this is the love of God: that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not grievous.
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For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world. And this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.Œ
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Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
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This is He that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
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For there are three that bear record in Heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one.
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And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and these three agree in one.
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If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater, for this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son.