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 # Connecting Statement:
 
-Here John probably means that believers' ability to love God and each other sincerely (See: [1 John 3:18](../03/18.md)) is a sign that their new life has indeed originated from the truth about Christ.
+Here John probably means that believers' ability to love God and each other sincerely ([1 John 3:18](../03/18.md)) is a sign that their new life has indeed originated from the truth about Christ.
 
 # we are from the truth