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Acts 9:36

Acts 9:36

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

Joppa: Acts 10:5; 2 Chronicles 2:16; Ezra 3:7; Jonah 1:3

Dorcas: or, Doe or, Roe, Proverbs 5:19; Song of Solomon 2:9, Song of Solomon 3:5, Song of Solomon 8:14

full: John 15:5, John 15:8; Ephesians 2:10; Philippians 1:11; Colossians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:10; 1 Timothy 2:9-10, 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:7, Titus 2:14, Titus 3:8; Hebrews 13:21; James 1:27

almsdeeds: Acts 10:4, Acts 10:31

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