What Does The Bible Say About?

Children Of God

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1 John 3:1

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Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

John 1:12

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But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—

2 Corinthians 6:18

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And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

Galatians 3:26

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You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:14-17

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For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

Philippians 2:12-16

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Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose. Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

1 John 3:9-10

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Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

1 John 4:15

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If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

Ephesians 1:5

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He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

John 3:16

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

2 Corinthians 4:4

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The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Romans 12:2

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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

1 John 3:10

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By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

Jeremiah 29:11

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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 1:1-10

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These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile. The word of the LORD came to me, saying: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” . . .

Matthew 6:33

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But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Titus 2:11

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For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

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Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

2 Corinthians 5:17

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Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

Acts 2:38

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Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 3:1

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Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

John 14:20

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On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.

John 17:3

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Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

Romans 2:11

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For God does not show favoritism.

1 Corinthians 10:13

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No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

1 Corinthians 6:19

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Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

2 Peter 3:9

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The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

Galatians 4:5-7

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to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.

Matthew 18:1-22

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At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Jesus invited a little child to stand among them. “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me. . . .

Matthew 5:9

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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

1 Corinthians 2:9

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Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

Exodus 4:22

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Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,

James 1:17

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Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

Jeremiah 1:5

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“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

John 17:21

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that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

John 3:5-8

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Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit. Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

John 6:47

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Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.

Matthew 11:28

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Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 19:26

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Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Romans 6:2

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Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?

Romans 8:39

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neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 John 1:9

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If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 Peter 3:15

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But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,

Jude 1:7

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In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

Philippians 4:19

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And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Revelation 21:3

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And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

1 Timothy 1:17

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Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

1 Timothy 2:5

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For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

1 Timothy 6:16

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He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

2 Corinthians 12:9

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But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

2 Timothy 4:8

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From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

Acts 10:34

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Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

Acts 17:30

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Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

Ephesians 6:8

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because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

Hebrews 11:6

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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

Hebrews 2:11

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For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

James 1:27

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Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

John 10:30

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I and the Father are one.”

John 17:11

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I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.

John 17:24

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Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

John 20:17

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“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

John 20:31

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But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

John 4:23

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But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.

John 6:27

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Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

John 8:24

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That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

John 9:1-41

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Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth, and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him. While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” . . .

Philippians 4:13

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I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Romans 1:16

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I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

Romans 10:17

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Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Romans 14:1-23

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Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions. For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables. The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. . . .

Romans 3:22

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And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,

Romans 8:29

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For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

1 Peter 1:17

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Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.

1 Peter 1:3

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Timothy 2:4

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who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 4:10

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To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.

2 Peter 2:1

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Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

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Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,

Acts 3:19

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Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

Acts 4:27

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In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

Ephesians 3:20

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Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

Ephesians 6:9

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And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

Galatians 2:6

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But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.

Hebrews 1:14

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Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Hebrews 11:5

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By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

Hebrews 6:18

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Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

John 12:50

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And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”

John 14:21

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Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

John 14:9

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Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 5:37

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And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

Jude 1:14

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Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones

Revelation 15:3

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and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

Revelation 3:20

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Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

Romans 1:23

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and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Romans 10:10

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For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

Romans 3:1-9:33

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What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God. What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.” But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms. . . .

Romans 3:29

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Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,

Romans 5:12

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Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

Romans 6:23

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

Romans 8:32

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He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?

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