And His commandments And His commandments are not grievous. are not grievous. For whatsoever is born For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the of God overcometh world: and this is the the world: and victory that overcometh this is the victory that the world, _even_ our hath overcome the faith. Who is he that world, _even_ our faith. overcometh the world, And who is he that but he that believeth overcometh the world, that Jesus is the Son but he that believeth of God? This is He that Jesus is the Son that came by water of God? This is He and blood, _even_ Jesus that came by water Christ; not by water and blood, _even_ Jesus only, but by water and Christ; not with the blood. And it is the water only, but with Spirit that beareth witness, the water and with the because the Spirit blood. And it is the is truth. For there Spirit that beareth are three that bear witness, because the record in heaven, the Spirit is the truth. Father, the Word, and For there are three the Holy Ghost: and who bear witness, the these three are one. Spirit, and the water, And there are three and the blood: and the that bear witness in three agree in one. If earth, the spirit, and we receive the witness the water, and the of men, the witness of blood: and these three God is greater: for the agree in one. If we witness of God is this, receive the witness of that He hath borne men, the witness of witness concerning His God is greater: for Son. He that believeth this is the witness of on the Son of God hath God which He hath the witness in him: he testified of His Son. that believeth not God He that believeth on hath made Him a liar: the Son of God hath because he hath not the witness in himself: believed in the witness he that believeth not that God hath borne God hath made Him a concerning His Son. liar; because he believeth And the witness is not the record this, that God gave that God gave of His unto us eternal life, Son. And this is the and this life is in His record, that God hath Son. He that hath the given to us eternal life, Son hath the life; he and this life is in His that hath not the Son Son. He that hath the of God hath not the life. Son hath life; _and_ he These things have I that hath not the Son written unto you, that of God hath not life. ye may know that ye These things have I have eternal life, _even_ written unto you that unto you that believe believe on the name of on the name of the Son the Son of God; that of God. And this is ye may know that ye the boldness which we have eternal life, and have toward Him, that, that ye may believe on if we ask any thing the name of the Son of according to His will, God. And this is the He heareth us: and if confidence that we we know that He heareth have in Him, that, if us whatsoever we ask any thing according ask, we know that to His will, He we have the petitions heareth us: and if we which we have asked know that He hear us, of Him. If any man whatsoever we ask, see his brother sinning we know that we have a sin not unto death, the petitions that we he shall ask, and _God_ desired of Him. If will give him life for any man see his brother them that sin not unto sin a sin _which is_ death. (There is a sin not unto death, he shall unto death). There ask, and He shall give is sin unto death; not him life for them that concerning this _sin_ am sin not unto death. I saying that he should There is a sin unto make request. All death: I do not say unrighteousness is sin, that he shall pray for and there is sin not it. All unrighteousness unto death. is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
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