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2 Corinthians 12:20

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I shall not: 2 Corinthians 12:21, 2 Corinthians 13:9

and that: 2 Corinthians 1:23-24, 2 Corinthians 2:1-3, 2 Corinthians 10:2, 2 Corinthians 10:6, 2 Corinthians 10:8-9, 2 Corinthians 13:2, 2 Corinthians 13:10; 1 Corinthians 4:18-21, 1 Corinthians 5:3-5

debates: 1 Corinthians 1:11, 1 Corinthians 3:3-4, 1 Corinthians 4:6-8, 1 Corinthians 4:18, 1 Corinthians 6:7-8, 1 Corinthians 11:16-19, 1 Corinthians 14:36-37; Galatians 5:15, Galatians 5:19-21; Galatians 5:26; Ephesians 4:31-32; James 3:14-16, James 4:1-5; 1 Peter 2:1

whisperings: Psalms 41:7; Proverbs 16:28; Romans 1:29

swellings: 2 Peter 2:18; Jude 1:16

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