I kept: John 6:37, John 6:39-40, John 10:27-28; Hebrews 2:13
and: John 13:18, John 18:9; Luke 4:26-27; 1 John 2:19
the son: John 6:70-71, John 13:18; 2 Thessalonians 2:3
that: Psalms 109:6-19; Acts 1:16-20, Acts 1:25
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John 17:12
John 17:12
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