they cast: Acts 5:18, Acts 8:3, Acts 9:2, Acts 12:4; Luke 21:12; Ephesians 3:1, Ephesians 4:1; 2 Timothy 2:9; Philemon 1:9; Revelation 1:9; Revelation 2:10
to keep: Acts 5:23, Acts 12:18; 1 Samuel 23:22-23; Matthew 26:48, Matthew 27:63-66
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Acts 16:23
Acts 16:23
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