they believed: Acts 8:35-38, Acts 2:38, Acts 2:41, Acts 16:14-15, Acts 16:31-34; Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15; Romans 10:10; 1 Peter 3:21
concerning: Acts 1:3, Acts 11:20, Acts 20:21, Acts 20:25, Acts 28:31; Luke 9:2, Luke 9:60
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Acts 8:12
Acts 8:12
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