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1 John 1:1

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That which: 1 John 2:13; Proverbs 8:22-31; Isaiah 41:4; Micah 5:2; John 1:1, John 1:2-18, John 8:58; Revelation 1:8, Revelation 1:11, Revelation 1:17-18, Revelation 2:8

which we have heard: 1 John 4:14; Luke 1:2; John 1:14; Acts 1:3, Acts 4:20; 2 Peter 1:16-18

and our: Luke 24:39; John 20:27

the Word: 1 John 5:7; John 1:14, John 5:26; Revelation 19:13

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