what: Colossians 1:24, Colossians 1:29, Colossians 4:12; Genesis 30:8, Genesis 32:24-30; Hosea 12:3-4; Luke 22:44; Galatians 4:19; Philippians 1:30; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Hebrews 5:7
conflict: or, fear, or, care
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Colossians 2:1
Colossians 2:1
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