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I write unto you, little children, that your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
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I write unto you, fathers, that ye have known him
that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, that ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, that ye have known the Father.
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I have written unto you, fathers, that ye have known him
that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, that ye are strong and the word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
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Love not the world neither the things
that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the charity of the Father is not in him.
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For all that
is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
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And the world passes away and the lust thereof, but he that does the will of God abides for ever.