we confess: Leviticus 26:40-42; 1 Kings 8:47; 2 Chronicles 6:37-38; Nehemiah 1:6, Nehemiah 9:2-37; Job 33:27-28; Psalms 32:5, Psalms 51:2-5; Proverbs 28:13; Daniel 9:4-20; Matthew 3:6; Mark 1:5; Acts 19:18
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1 John 1:9
1 John 1:9
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