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For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amid water, by the word of God;

but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.

Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent that you may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight.

and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

I write to you, [my] little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

For all that is in the world, the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that they all are not of us.

As for you, let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father.

And as for you, the anointing which you received of him abides in you, and you don't need that any one teach you; but as his anointing teaches you; concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you abide in him.

Look at what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world doesn't know us, because it did not know him.

Beloved, we are now 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.

he that does sin is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

Hereby we know love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is begotten of God, and knows God.

He that doesn't love doesn't know God; for God is love.

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.

If a man says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, can't love God whom he has not seen.