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Matthew 6:24

Matthew 6:24

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

serve: Matthew 4:10; Joshua 24:15, Joshua 24:19-20; 1 Samuel 7:3; 1 Kings 18:21; 2 Kings 17:33-34, 2 Kings 17:41; Ezekiel 20:39; Zephaniah 1:5; Luke 16:13; Romans 6:16-22; Galatians 1:10; 2 Timothy 4:10; James 4:4; 1 John 2:15-16

mammon: Luke 16:9, Luke 16:11, Luke 16:13; 1 Timothy 6:9-10, 1 Timothy 6:17

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