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Exodus 2:1-10; 12:31-51">[xr] By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command.

but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away.

You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet [fn] you do not have because you do not ask.

You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy." Leviticus 11:44, 45; Leviticus 19:2; Leviticus 20:7">[fn]

because "All flesh is as grass,And all the glory of man [fn] as the flower of the grass.The grass withers,And its flower falls away,

For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully.

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, [fn] leaving us [fn] an example, that you should follow His steps:

Be sober, be vigilant; because [fn] your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.

looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake.

I write to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, Because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, Because you have known the Father.

I have written to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one.

I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! [fn] Therefore the world does not know us, [fn] because it did not know Him.

Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous.