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Acts 6:7

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

the word: Acts 12:24, Acts 19:20; Colossians 1:6; 2 Timothy 2:9

the number: Acts 21:20 *Gr.

the priests: 2 Chronicles 29:34, 2 Chronicles 30:24; Psalms 132:9, Psalms 132:16; Matthew 19:30; Luke 2:34; John 12:42

obedient: Romans 1:5, Romans 16:26; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Hebrews 5:9, Hebrews 11:8

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