3 Love is of the elect? And who shall put it on except those who have possessed it from the beginning? (ODE)
Odes of Solomon 23:3
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3 For I should not have known how to love the Lord, if He had not loved me. (ODE) 4 For who is able to distinguish love, except the one that is loved? (ODE) 5 I love the Beloved, and my soul loves Him: (ODE)
1 Thessalonians 1:3–5
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Sirach 25:10–12
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1 Corinthians 8:2–4
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2 Corinthians 11:10–12
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1 John 3:1–2
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