desired: Acts 9:14, Acts 7:19, Acts 22:5, Acts 26:12; Esther 3:8-13; Psalms 82:2-4
the synagogues: Acts 6:9, Acts 13:14-15, Acts 28:17-21
of this way: Gr. of the way, Acts 19:9, Acts 19:23, Acts 22:5, Acts 28:22
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Acts 9:2
Acts 9:2
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