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James 1:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

James: Matthew 10:3, Matthew 13:55; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13, Acts 12:17, Acts 15:13, Acts 21:18; Galatians 1:19, Galatians 2:9, Galatians 2:12; Jude 1:1

a servant: John 12:26; Romans 1:1; Philippians 1:1; Titus 1:1; 2 Peter 1:1

to: Exodus 24:4, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14; 1 Kings 18:31; Ezra 6:17; Matthew 19:28; Acts 26:7; Revelation 7:4

scattered: Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 4:27, Deuteronomy 28:64, Deuteronomy 30:3, Deuteronomy 32:26; Esther 3:8; Ezekiel 12:15; John 7:35; Acts 2:5, Acts 8:1, Acts 15:21; 1 Peter 1:1

greeting: Acts 15:23, Acts 23:26; 2 Timothy 4:21

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