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And again, I will confide in him. And again, Behold me, and the children whom thou, God, hast given to me.

For because the children participated in flesh and blood, he also, in like manner, took part in the same; that, by his death, he might bring to naught him who held the dominion of death, namely Satan;

By faith Joseph, when dying, was mindful of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave direction concerning his bones.

and restored to women their children, by a resurrection from the dead. And some died under tortures, and did not hope to escape, that there might be for them a better resurrection;

And ye have forgotten the monition, which saith to you, as to children, My son, disregard not the chastening of the Lord; nor let thy soul faint, when thou art rebuked by him.

as obedient children: and be ye not conversant again with those former lusts, with which ye lusted when without knowledge.

And be like infant children; and crave the word, as being the pure spiritual milk by which ye are nourished up to life;

having eyes that are full of adultery, and sins that never end; seducing unstable souls; and having a heart exercised in cupidity; children of malediction:

My children, these things I write to you, that ye sin not. But if any one should sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus the Messiah, the righteous.

I write to you, ye children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

My children, it is the latter time; and as ye have heard that a false Messiah was to arise, so there are now many false Messiahs; and from this we know that it is the latter time.

And now, my children, remain ye in him; that so, when he shall be manifested, we may not be ashamed before him, but may have an open countenance at his coming.

My children, let no one deceive you: he that doeth righteousness, is righteous, as the Messiah also is righteous.

By this are the children of God discriminated from the children of Satan. Every one that practiseth not righteousness, and that loveth not his brother, is not of God:

My children, let us not love one another in words and in tongue, but in acts and in truth.

But ye children, are of God; and ye have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you, than he who is in the world.

And by this we know, that we love the children of God, when we love God, and follow his commandments.

My children, keep yourselves from idolatry.

THE Elder, to Kuria the elect, and to her children: whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but all they who know the truth;

4 I have rejoiced greatly, that I found [fn] of thy children, who walked in the truth, as we have received commandment from the Father.