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1 John 3:1

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what: 1 John 4:9-10; 2 Samuel 7:19; Psalms 31:19, Psalms 36:7-9, Psalms 89:1-2; John 3:16; Romans 5:8, Romans 8:32; Ephesians 2:4-5, Ephesians 3:18-19

that: Jeremiah 3:19; Hosea 1:10; John 1:12; Romans 8:14-17, Romans 8:21, Romans 9:25-26; 2 Corinthians 6:18; Galatians 3:26, Galatians 3:29, Galatians 4:5-6; Revelation 21:7

the world: John 15:18-19, John 16:3, John 17:25; Colossians 3:3

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