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Matthew 23:34

Matthew 23:34

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

I send: Matthew 10:16, Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 11:49, Luke 24:47; John 20:21; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 12:3-11; Ephesians 4:8-12

prophets: Acts 11:27, Acts 13:1, Acts 15:32; Revelation 11:10

and wise: Proverbs 11:30; 1 Corinthians 2:6, 1 Corinthians 3:10; Colossians 1:28

scribes: Matthew 13:52

ye: Matthew 10:16-17; John 16:2; Acts 5:40, Acts 7:51-52, Acts 7:58-59, Acts 9:1-2, Acts 12:2, Acts 14:19; Acts 22:19-20; 2 Corinthians 11:24-25; 1 Thessalonians 2:16; Hebrews 11:37

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