increased: Genesis 49:24; Job 17:9; Psalms 84:7; Isaiah 40:29; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Philippians 4:13
confounded: Acts 6:9-10, Acts 18:27-28; Luke 21:15; 1 Corinthians 1:27
proving: Acts 17:3, Acts 18:5, Acts 28:23; Luke 24:44-45
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Acts 9:22
Acts 9:22
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