Now to him that is able to keep you free from stumbling, and to present you blameless in the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only God our Savior, be glory and majesty, strength and authority, both now and throughout all the ages. Amen.

He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; and he that loves me shall be loved by my Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.

When he had come, and had seen the grace of God, he rejoiced; and he exhorted them all to remain, with purpose of heart, faithful to the Lord.

And we have known and believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love, dwells in God, and God in him.

We know that whoever has been begotten of God, does not sin: but he that is begotten of God, keeps himself, and the wicked one touches him not.

And they over came him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives even to death.

The mercy

for the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth came through Jesus Christ.

to Timothy, my true son in the faith; grace, mercy, peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

to Timothy my beloved son; grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Unto

that as sin has reigned, ending in death, so might grace reign by justification, ending in life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal "life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

He that believes on the Son of God has the testimony in him self: he that believes not God, has made him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony which God has borne concerning his Son.

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And this is the promise which he has promised us, even eternal life.