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\u201cJesus did many other signs that were not written in this book. But these things have been written that you may, when you live in a culture in which stories of miraculous births are no longer told about everyone<\/em> who is considered significant, you may believe that it happened nonetheless in the case of Jesus, and in his case alone; and that believing this and many other seemingly unbelievable things you may have life as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 NOT<\/em> John 20:30-31<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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