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 \v 16 Those who see one of their fellow believers sinning in a way that does not result in eternal separation from God should ask God to help that fellow believer; and as a result God will help that fellow believer and enable him or her to live eternally. But some people sin in a manner that causes them to be separated from God eternally. I am not saying that  you should ask God to help people who sin like that. 
-\v 17 Everyone who does what is wrong is sinning, but a person is not eternally separated from God because of every time that he sins.
+\v 17 Everything that is wrong is a sin against God, but not every bad thing we do can separate us from God forever.
 
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 \v 18 We know that if a person is a child of God, he does not habitually sin. God protects him so that Satan, the evil one, does not harm him.