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Matthew 6:5

Matthew 6:5

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

when: Matthew 7:7-8, Matthew 9:38, Matthew 21:22; Psalms 5:2, Psalms 55:17; Proverbs 15:8; Isaiah 55:6-7; Jeremiah 29:12; Daniel 6:10, Daniel 9:4-19; Luke 18:1; John 16:24; Ephesians 6:18; Colossians 4:2-3; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; James 5:15-16

thou shalt not: Matthew 6:2, Matthew 23:14; Job 27:8-10; Isaiah 1:15; Luke 18:10-11, Luke 20:47

for: Matthew 23:6; Mark 12:38; Luke 11:43

Verily: Matthew 6:2; Proverbs 16:5; Luke 14:12-14; James 4:6

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