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Revelation 2:9

Revelation 2:9

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know: Revelation 2:2

tribulation: Revelation 7:14; John 16:33; Acts 14:22; Romans 5:3, Romans 8:35, Romans 12:12; 1 Thessalonians 3:4; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-7

poverty: Luke 4:18, Luke 6:20; 2 Corinthians 8:2, 2 Corinthians 8:9; James 2:5-6

thou art: Revelation 3:17-18; Luke 12:21; 2 Corinthians 6:10; 1 Timothy 6:18; James 2:5-6

the blasphemy: Luke 22:65; Acts 26:11; 1 Timothy 1:13

which: Romans 2:17, Romans 2:28-29, Romans 9:6

the synagogue: Revelation 3:9

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