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Luke 8:47

Luke 8:47

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

when: Psalms 38:9; Hosea 5:3

she came: 1 Samuel 16:4; Psalms 2:11; Isaiah 66:2; Hosea 13:1; Habakkuk 3:16; Matthew 28:8; Mark 5:33; Acts 16:29; 1 Corinthians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 7:15; Philippians 2:12; Hebrews 12:28

she declared: Luke 17:15-16; Psalms 66:16

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