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Matthew 2:11

Matthew 2:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

they saw: Luke 2:16, Luke 2:26-32, Luke 2:38

worshipped: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 4:9-10, Matthew 14:33; Psalms 2:12, Psalms 95:6; John 5:22-23; Acts 10:25-26; Revelation 19:10; Revelation 22:8-10

presented: or, offered, Genesis 43:11; 1 Samuel 10:27; 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 10:10; Psalms 72:10, Psalms 72:15; Isaiah 60:6

frankincense: Exodus 30:23, Exodus 30:34; Leviticus 2:1-2, Leviticus 6:15; Numbers 7:14, Numbers 7:86; Psalms 45:8; Malachi 1:11; Revelation 5:8

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