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Luke 11:36

Luke 11:36

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

the whole: Psalms 119:97-105; Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 2:1-11, Proverbs 4:18-19, Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 20:27; Isaiah 8:20, Isaiah 42:16; Hosea 6:3; Matthew 13:11-12, Matthew 13:52; Mark 4:24-25; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Ephesians 4:14; Colossians 3:16; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 5:14; James 1:25; 2 Peter 3:18

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