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              2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
            
            
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through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.            
            
              3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
            
            
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Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;            
            
              4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.
            
            
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perseverance, character; and character, hope.            
            
              5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
            
            
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And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.            
            
              6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
            
            
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You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.            
          
            
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