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“persist”
in Edition Clear Qur'an by Talal Itani / Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan)
3:135And those who, when they commit an indecency or wrong themselves, remember God and ask forgiveness for their sins—and who forgives sins except God? And they do not persist in their wrongdoing while they know.
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Those who spend their wealth by night and day, privately and publicly, will receive their reward from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.
The Holy Quran · Al-Baqara (The Cow) · 2:274