which if a man do: Ezekiel 20:11, Ezekiel 20:13, Ezekiel 20:21; Luke 10:28; Romans 10:5; Galatians 3:12
I am the Lord: Exodus 6:2, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:29; Malachi 3:6
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Leviticus 18:5
Leviticus 18:5
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