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1 John 2:17

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the world: Psalms 39:6, Psalms 73:18-20, Psalms 90:9, Psalms 102:26; Isaiah 40:6-8; Matthew 24:35; 1 Corinthians 7:31; James 1:10-11, James 4:14; 1 Peter 1:24

but: Psalms 143:10; Matthew 7:21, Matthew 21:31; Mark 3:35; John 7:17; Romans 12:2; Colossians 1:9, Colossians 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Hebrews 10:36; 1 Peter 4:2

abideth: Psalms 125:1-2; Proverbs 10:25; John 4:14, John 6:58, John 10:28-30; 1 Peter 1:5, 1 Peter 1:25

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