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Ephesians 5:2

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walk: Ephesians 3:17, Ephesians 4:2, Ephesians 4:15; John 13:34; Romans 14:16; 1 Corinthians 16:14; Colossians 3:14; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 Timothy 4:12; 1 Peter 4:8; 1 John 3:11-12, 1 John 3:23, 1 John 4:20-21

as: Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 3:19; Matthew 20:28; John 15:12-13; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, 2 Corinthians 8:9; Galatians 1:4, Galatians 2:20; 1 Timothy 2:6; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 7:25-27, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 9:26, Hebrews 10:10-11; 1 Peter 2:21-24; 1 John 3:16; Revelation 1:5, Revelation 5:9

a sacrifice: Romans 8:3 *marg. 1 Corinthians 5:7; Hebrews 9:23, Hebrews 10:12

for a: Genesis 8:21; Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 1:17, Leviticus 3:16; Amos 5:21; 2 Corinthians 2:15

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