we: 1 John 4:9-10, 1 John 3:1, 1 John 3:16; Psalms 18:1-3, Psalms 31:19, Psalms 36:7-9; Isaiah 64:4; 1 Corinthians 2:9
God is love: 1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:12-13
and he: 1 John 4:12, 1 John 3:24
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1 John 4:16
1 John 4:16
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