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Behold , what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us,that we should be called the sons of God:thereforetheworldknowethusnot,because it knewhimnot.
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Beloved,now are we the sons of God,and it doth not yetappearwhat we shall be : but we knowthat,when he shall appear , we shall belikehim;for we shall seehimas he is .
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And every man that haththishopeinhimpurifiethhimself, even asheispure.
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Whosoevercommittethsintransgresseth*also the law:forsinis the transgression of the law.
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And ye knowthathe was manifestedto take awayoursins;andinhimisnosin.
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Little children,let no mandeceiveyou: he that doethrighteousnessisrighteous, even asheisrighteous.
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He that committethsinisof the devil;for the devilsinnethfrom the beginning.For this purpose the Son of God was manifested , that he might destroy the works of the devil.
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Whosoever is bornofGoddothnot commit sin;forhisseedremainethinhim:and he cannot*sin , because he is bornofGod.
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Inthis the children of Godaremanifest,and the children of the devil:whosoeverdoethnotrighteousnessisnotofGod,neither he that lovethnothisbrother.