1 John 2: 3 - 11
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And by this we may be sure that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
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| 4
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He who says "I know him" but disobeys his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
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| 5
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but whoever keeps his word, in him truly love for God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we are in him:
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| 6
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he who says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
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| 7
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Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard.
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| 8
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Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
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| 9
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He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness still.
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| 10
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He who loves his brother abides in the light, and in it there is no cause for stumbling.
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| 11
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But he who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
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