in: Acts 13:33; Luke 20:42, Luke 24:44
Let his: Psalms 69:25, Psalms 109:9-15; Zechariah 5:3-4
his: Acts 1:25; Psalms 109:8
bishopric: or, office, or charge
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Acts 1:20
Acts 1:20
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