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1 Thessalonians 4:7

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God: Leviticus 11:44, Leviticus 19:2; Romans 1:7, Romans 8:29-30; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 2:10, Ephesians 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 2 Timothy 1:9; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:14-16, 1 Peter 2:9-12, 1 Peter 2:21-22

uncleanness: 1 Thessalonians 2:3; Galatians 5:19; Ephesians 4:19; 2 Peter 2:10

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