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1 Thessalonians 2:8

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affectionately: Jeremiah 13:15-17; Romans 1:11-12, Romans 9:1-3, Romans 10:1, Romans 15:29; 2 Corinthians 6:1, 2 Corinthians 6:11-13; Galatians 4:19; Philippians 1:8, Philippians 2:25-26; Colossians 1:28, Colossians 4:12; Hebrews 13:17

but: Acts 20:23-24; 2 Corinthians 12:15; Philippians 2:17; 1 John 3:16

dear: Luke 7:2; Philippians 2:20 *marg. Philippians 4:1; Colossians 1:7; Philemon 1:1

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