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Luke 5:12

Luke 5:12

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

a man: Matthew 8:2-4; Mark 1:40-45

full: Luke 17:12; Exodus 4:6; Lev. 13:1-14:57; Numbers 12:10-12; Deuteronomy 24:8; 2 Kings 5:1, 2 Kings 5:27, 2 Kings 7:3; 2 Chronicles 26:19-20; Matthew 26:6

fell: Luke 17:16; Leviticus 9:24; Joshua 5:14; 1 Kings 18:39; 1 Chronicles 21:16

besought: Luke 17:13; Psalms 50:15, Psalms 91:15; Mark 5:23

if: Genesis 18:14; Matthew 8:8-9, Matthew 9:28; Mark 9:22-24; Hebrews 7:25

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