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Acts 3:1

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

Peter: Acts 4:13, Acts 8:14; Matthew 17:1, Matthew 26:37; John 13:23-25, John 20:2-9, John 21:7, John 21:18-22; Galatians 2:9

went: Acts 2:46, Acts 5:25; Luke 24:53

the hour: Acts 10:3, Acts 10:30; Exodus 29:39; Numbers 28:4; 1 Kings 18:36; Psalms 55:17; Daniel 6:10, Daniel 9:21; Luke 1:10, Luke 23:44-46

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