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Galatians 3:1

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Foolish: Galatians 3:3; Deuteronomy 32:6; 1 Samuel 13:13; Matthew 7:26; Luke 24:25; Ephesians 5:15; 1 Timothy 6:4 *marg.

who: Galatians 1:6, Galatians 4:9, Galatians 5:7-8; Matthew 24:24; Acts 8:9-11; 2 Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15; Ephesians 4:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12; 2 Peter 2:18; Revelation 2:20, Revelation 13:13-14, Revelation 18:3

ye: Galatians 2:14, Galatians 5:7; Acts 6:7; Romans 2:8, Romans 6:17, Romans 10:16; 2 Corinthians 10:5; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Hebrews 5:9; Hebrews 11:8; 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Peter 4:17

Jesus Christ: 1 Corinthians 1:23-24, 1 Corinthians 2:2, 1 Corinthians 11:26; Ephesians 3:8

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