verily: Hebrews 6:16, Hebrews 12:10; Romans 2:25; 1 Peter 1:20
took not: etc. Gr. taketh not hold of angels, but of the seed of Abraham he taketh hold
the seed: Genesis 22:18; Matthew 1:1-17; Romans 4:16-25; Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:29
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Hebrews 2:16
Hebrews 2:16
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