the meek: Matthew 11:29, Matthew 21:5; Numbers 12:3; Psalms 22:26, Psalms 25:9, Psalms 69:32 *marg. Psalms 147:6, Psalms 149:4; Isaiah 11:4, Isaiah 29:19, Isaiah 61:1; Zephaniah 2:3; Galatians 5:23; Ephesians 4:2; Colossians 3:12; 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:25; Titus 3:2; James 1:21, James 3:13; 1 Peter 3:4, 1 Peter 3:15
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Matthew 5:5
Matthew 5:5
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