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1 John 2:8

1 John 2:8

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a new: 1 John 4:21; John 13:34, John 15:12

which: 1 John 3:14-16, 1 John 4:11; John 15:12-15; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Ephesians 5:1-2; 1 Peter 1:21, 1 Peter 4:1-3

the darkness: Song of Solomon 2:11-12; Isaiah 9:2, Isaiah 60:1-3; Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:79; John 12:46; Acts 17:30; Acts 26:18; Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 4:4-6; Ephesians 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:5-8

and the: Psalms 27:1, Psalms 36:9, Psalms 84:11; Malachi 4:2; John 1:4-5, John 1:9, John 8:12, John 12:35; 2 Timothy 1:10

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