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John 14:12

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the: Matthew 21:21; Mark 11:13, Mark 16:17; Luke 10:17-19; Acts 3:6-8, Acts 4:9-12, Acts 4:16, Acts 4:33, Acts 8:7; Acts 9:34, Acts 9:40, Acts 16:18; 1 Corinthians 12:10-11

greater: Acts 2:4-11, Acts 2:41, Acts 4:4, Acts 5:15, Acts 6:7, Acts 10:46, Acts 19:12; Romans 15:19

because: John 14:28, John 7:39, John 16:7; Acts 2:33

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