You wonder that I make so much of words; words are not trivialities, but are really the legitimate and normal fruit of the heart, and therefore by them each man will be judged.
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Matthew 12:33-37
Matthew 12:33-37
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain
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