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Acts 3:16

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

his: Acts 3:6, Acts 4:7, Acts 4:10, Acts 4:30, Acts 16:18; Matthew 9:22

through: Acts 14:9, Acts 19:13-17; Matthew 17:19-20, Matthew 21:21-22; Mark 11:22-23, Mark 16:17-18; Luke 17:5-6; John 14:12; 1 Corinthians 13:2

perfect: Acts 3:8, Acts 8:14-16; Deuteronomy 32:4; John 7:23

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