are: 1 Chronicles 12:17; Psalms 34:12, Psalms 120:6, Psalms 122:6-8; Acts 7:26; Romans 12:18, Romans 14:1-7; Romans 14:17-19; 1 Corinthians 6:6; 2 Corinthians 5:20, 2 Corinthians 13:11; Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 4:1; Philippians 2:1-3; Philippians 4:2; Colossians 3:13; 2 Timothy 2:22-24; Hebrews 12:14; James 1:19-20, James 3:16-18
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Matthew 5:9
Matthew 5:9
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