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Colossians 3:12

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holy: Romans 8:29; Ephesians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:3-6; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

beloved: Jeremiah 31:3; Ezekiel 16:8; Romans 1:7; Ephesians 2:4-5; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:4-6; 1 John 4:19

bowels: Isaiah 63:15; Jeremiah 31:20; Luke 1:78 *marg. Philippians 1:8, Philippians 2:1; 1 John 3:17

mercies: Romans 12:9-10; Galatians 5:6, Galatians 5:22-23; Ephesians 4:2, Ephesians 4:32; Philippians 2:2-4; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; James 3:17-18; 1 Peter 3:8-11; 2 Peter 1:5-8; 1 John 3:14-20

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