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John 3:2–22

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John 3:2

2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

John 3:3

3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 3:4

4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

John 3:5

5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

John 3:6

6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

John 3:7

7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

John 3:8

8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

John 3:9

9Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

John 3:10

10Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

John 3:11

11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

John 3:12

12If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

John 3:13

13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

John 3:14

14¶ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

John 3:15

15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16

16¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:17

17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

John 3:18

18¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

John 3:19

19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

John 3:20

20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

John 3:21

21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

John 3:22

22¶ After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

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DEFINED WORDS

John 3:2

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Rabbi

Rabbi, a respectful title meaning Master or teacher, as the KJV context shows.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

know

To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

miracles

Extraordinary works or signs manifesting power beyond ordinary human ability.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

except

To exclude or leave out; also to object or make an exception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:3

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Except

To exclude or leave out; also to object or make an exception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

again

Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

see

To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

kingdom

A realm, dominion, government, or people under a king; also the reign or sovereign rule of a king.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:4

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

old

Advanced in age; having existed a long time; former or belonging to an earlier time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

enter

To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

time

A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:5

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Except

To exclude or leave out; also to object or make an exception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

water

The common liquid necessary for life; as a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

enter

To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

kingdom

A realm, dominion, government, or people under a king; also the reign or sovereign rule of a king.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:6

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:7

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

again

Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:8

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

wind

Breath; power of respiration. Air in motion with any degree of velocity, indefinitely; a current of air.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sound

Sound: an audible noise, voice, report, or message; as an adjective, healthy, whole, firm, or free from error; as a verb, to make a noise, play or blow an instrument, or give a signal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

tell

To speak, relate, count, declare, inform, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

every

Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:9

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:10

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

master

One who has authority, ownership, command, or superior skill; also a teacher or head of a household.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Israel

The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called in Scripture.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:11

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

speak

To utter words; to say, declare, address, or communicate by speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

know

To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

testify

To bear witness, declare solemnly, or give evidence of something known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

receive

To take, accept, admit, welcome, or obtain what is given or presented.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:12

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

told

To tell: to say, relate, inform, count, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

earthly

Pertaining to the earth or present world; material or worldly rather than heavenly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

believe

To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded of; to trust or place confidence in.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

tell

To speak, relate, count, declare, inform, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:13

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

heaven

The expanse above the earth, including the sky or firmament; also the dwelling or throne of God, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:14

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:15

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:16

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

everlasting

Enduring forever or without end; eternal in the person, life, judgment, kingdom, mercy, righteousness, or other reality spoken of.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:17

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

condemn

To pronounce guilty or wrong; to sentence, judge against, disapprove, or doom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

through

From one side or end to another; by means of; throughout; or because of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

saved

Preserved or delivered from danger, injury, destruction, or loss; rescued, spared, or kept alive.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:18

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

name

A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:19

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

condemnation

The act or sentence of declaring guilty and liable to judgment; the state, cause, or result of being condemned.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

light

Visible brightness; something that gives illumination; not heavy; to kindle, illuminate, or come down upon, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

darkness

Absence of light; also obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

deeds

Acts or things done; in very deed means in fact or in truth.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:20

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

every

Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hateth

Hates; regards with strong dislike, aversion, or enmity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

light

Visible brightness; something that gives illumination; not heavy; to kindle, illuminate, or come down upon, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

deeds

Acts or things done; in very deed means in fact or in truth.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:21

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

truth

That which is true; conformity to fact, reality, faithfulness, or God's revealed word, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

light

Visible brightness; something that gives illumination; not heavy; to kindle, illuminate, or come down upon, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

deeds

Acts or things done; in very deed means in fact or in truth.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

manifest

Plainly shown, declared, or revealed; as a verb, to make evident or display openly.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:22

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

After

Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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  1. John 5:36
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  2. Acts 10:38
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  3. Acts 2:22
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  4. Acts 4:16–17
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  5. John 9:16
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  1. 2 Corinthians 5:17
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  2. John 3:5–6
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  3. 1 Peter 1:23–25
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  4. 1 John 3:9
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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:14
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  2. 1 Corinthians 1:18
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  3. John 3:3
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  4. John 4:11–12
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  1. Ezekiel 36:25–27
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  2. Ephesians 5:26
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  3. Acts 2:38
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  4. 1 Peter 3:21
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  1. Galatians 5:16–21
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  2. Ezekiel 36:26–27
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  3. Romans 8:4–9
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  4. 2 Corinthians 5:17
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  5. 1 Corinthians 15:47–50
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  1. Ephesians 4:22–24
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  2. John 3:3
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  3. Romans 12:1–2
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  4. 1 Peter 1:22
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  5. John 3:12
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  1. Ecclesiastes 11:4–5
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  2. 1 Corinthians 2:11
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  3. Acts 2:2
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  4. Ezekiel 37:9
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  5. 1 John 2:29
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  1. Isaiah 42:16
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  2. John 6:52
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  3. John 6:60
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  4. Luke 1:34
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  5. John 3:4
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  1. Matthew 22:29
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  2. Jeremiah 8:8–9
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  3. Ezekiel 11:19
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  4. Matthew 15:14
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  5. Ezekiel 36:25–27
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  1. John 8:38
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  2. 1 John 5:6–12
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  3. John 1:18
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  4. John 12:49
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  5. John 14:24
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  1. 1 Corinthians 3:1–2
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  2. 1 Corinthians 2:7–9
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  3. Hebrews 5:11
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  4. John 3:31–36
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  1. Proverbs 30:4
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  2. Acts 2:34
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  3. John 6:38
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  4. John 1:18
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  1. Numbers 21:7–9
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  2. John 8:28
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  3. John 12:32–34
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  4. Luke 24:26–27
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  1. John 3:16
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  2. John 6:40
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  3. John 3:36
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  4. 1 John 5:11–13
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  1. Romans 5:8
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  2. 1 John 4:9–10
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  3. Romans 8:32
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  4. John 3:15
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  5. John 11:25–26
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  1. 1 John 4:14
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  3. John 12:47–48
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  4. John 6:57
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  1. 1 John 5:10
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  3. Romans 8:1
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  4. John 5:24
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  5. 1 John 5:12
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  1. John 8:12
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  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:12
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  3. John 9:39–41
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  4. Romans 2:8
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  1. Ephesians 5:11–13
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  2. John 7:7
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  3. Job 24:13–17
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  4. Proverbs 1:29
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  5. Proverbs 4:18
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From verse 21

  1. 1 John 1:6
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  2. Psalms 139:23–24
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  3. 3 John 1:11
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