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1 John 2:1

1 John 2:1

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little: 1 John 2:12-13, 1 John 3:7, 1 John 3:18, 1 John 4:4, 1 John 5:21; John 13:33, John 21:5; 1 Corinthians 4:14-15; Galatians 4:19

these: 1 John 1:3-4; 1 Timothy 3:14

that: Psalms 4:4; Ezekiel 3:21; John 5:14, John 8:11; Romans 6:1-2, Romans 6:15; 1 Corinthians 15:34; Ephesians 4:26; Titus 2:11-13; 1 Peter 1:15-19, 1 Peter 4:1-3

And if: 1 John 1:8-10

we have: Romans 8:34; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:24-25, Hebrews 9:24

Father: Luke 10:22; John 5:19-26, John 5:36, John 6:27, John 10:15, John 14:6; Ephesians 2:18; James 1:27, James 3:9

the righteous: 1 John 2:29, 1 John 3:5; Zechariah 9:9; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22, 1 Peter 3:18

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