let: Nehemiah 8:2-3, Nehemiah 8:12-14, Nehemiah 8:18, Nehemiah 9:3; Proverbs 8:32-35; Ecclesiastes 5:1; Mark 2:2, Mark 12:37; Luke 15:1; Luke 19:48; Acts 2:42, Acts 10:33, Acts 13:42-44, Acts 13:48, Acts 17:11; 1 Thessalonians 2:13
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James 1:19
James 1:19
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