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Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
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And every one that hath this hope [set] on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
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Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
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And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.
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Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
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[My] little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:
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he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
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Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.
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In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
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For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:
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not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.