CHRIST'S POWER TO SUPPLY AND PROTECT AND HEAL, PREFACED BY A STATEMENT OF HEROD'S RELATION TO HIM.
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Matthew 14:1-36
Matthew 14:1-36
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain
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