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Mark 5:23

Mark 5:23

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

besought: Mark 7:25-27, Mark 9:21-22; 2 Samuel 12:15-16; Psalms 50:15, Psalms 107:19; Luke 4:38, Luke 7:2-3, Luke 7:12; John 4:46-47, John 11:3

lay thy hands: Mark 6:5-6, Mark 6:13, Mark 16:18; 2 Kings 5:11; Matthew 8:3; Luke 4:40, Luke 13:13; Acts 28:8; James 5:14-15

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