1 John 3:19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 [Now] this is how we shall know that we[a] belong to the truth and reassure our hearts before him
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- 3:19b–20 This difficult passage may also be translated “we shall be at peace before him in whatever our hearts condemn, for…” or “and before God we shall convince our hearts, if our hearts condemn us, that God is greater than our hearts.”
2 Peter 1:12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Apostolic Witness. 12 [a]Therefore, I will always remind you of these things, even though you already know them and are established in the truth you have.
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- 1:12–19 The purpose in writing is to call to mind the apostle’s witness to the truth, even as he faces the end of his life (2 Pt 1:12–15), his eyewitness testimony to Christ (1 Pt 1:16–18), and the true prophetic message (2 Pt 1:19) through the Spirit in scripture (2 Pt 1:20–21), in contrast to what false teachers are setting forth (2 Pt 2).
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