1John:3:11-24
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Because this is the message which you heard from the beginning ,
that we should love one another ,
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not as Cain was of the evil one ,
and killed his brother .
And for what did he kill him ?
Because his works were evil ,
but the things of his brother were righteous .
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Do not marvel ,
my brothers ,
if the world hates you .
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We know that we have passed from death to life because we love the brothers .
The one not loving the brother remains in death .
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Everyone hating the brother is a murderer ,
and you know that every murderer does not have everlasting life abiding in him .
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By this we have known the love of God ,
because that One laid down His life for us ;
and on behalf of the brothers we ought to lay down our lives .
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Whoever has the means of life of the world ,
and sees his brother having need ,
and shuts up his bowels from him ,
how does the love of God abide in him ?
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My little children ,
let us not love in word ,
or in tongue ,
but in deed and in truth .
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And in this we shall know that we are of the truth ,
and shall persuade our hearts before Him ,
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that if our heart accuses us ,
we know that God is greater than our heart and knows all things .
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Beloved ,
if our heart does not accuse us ,
we have confidence with God .
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And whatever we ask ,
we receive from Him ,
because we keep His commandments ,
and we do the things pleasing before Him .
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And this is His commandment ,
that we should believe the name of His Son ,
Jesus Christ ,
and love one another ,
even as He gave command to us .
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And the one keeping His commandments abides in Him ,
and He in him .
And by this we know that He abides in us ,
by the Spirit which He gave to us .