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Matthew 23:5

Matthew 23:5

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

all: Matthew 6:1-16; 2 Kings 10:16; Luke 16:15, Luke 20:47, Luke 21:1; John 5:44, John 7:18, John 12:43; Philippians 1:15, Philippians 2:3; 2 Thessalonians 2:4

they make: Deuteronomy 6:8; Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 6:21-23

the borders: Matthew 9:20; Numbers 15:38-39; Deuteronomy 22:12

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