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27My sheep hear my voice. And I know them, and they follow me. 28And I give them eternal life, and they shall not perish, for eternity. And no one shall seize them from my hand. 29What my Father gave to me is greater than all, and no one is able to seize from the hand of my Father.

28And I give them eternal life, and they shall not perish, for eternity. And no one shall seize them from my hand.

24Amen, amen, I say to you, that whoever hears my word, and believes in him who sent me, has eternal life, and he does not go into judgment, but instead he crosses from death into life.

16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.

38For I am certain that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, nor the present things, nor the future things, nor strength, 39nor the heights, nor the depths, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

24Then, to him who has the power to keep you free from sin and to present you, immaculate, with exultation, before the presence of his glory at the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ, 25to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord: to him be glory and magnificence, dominion and power, before all ages, and now, and in every age, forever. Amen.

1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are beloved in God the Father, and who are guarded and called in Jesus Christ:

24Then, to him who has the power to keep you free from sin and to present you, immaculate, with exultation, before the presence of his glory at the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ,

13I am writing this to you, so that you may know that you have Eternal Life: you who believe in the name of the Son of God.

25And for this reason, he is able, continuously, to save those who approach God through him, since he is ever alive to make intercession on our behalf.