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10.33_o 1_o thes._n 5.12.13_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o heb._n 13.7_o mat._n 7.6_o jer._n 4.4_o amos_n 6.12_o hos._n 4.8.9_o eze._n 13.4_o 8.9_o mal._n 1._o zech._n 11.4.5_o 2_o cor._n 6.14_o 15._o gal._n 6.6_o &_o 4.14_o 15_o 1_o cor._n 4.11_o rom._n 15.27_o 2_o thes._n 3.6_o 10.14_o rom._n 16.17.18_o prov._n 13.4_o &_o 14.23_o mat._n 20._o 1_o cor._n 9.10_o psal._n 37.25_o rom._n 12._o â—_o 1_o pet._n 4.10.11_o 1_o cor._n 14.29.30.31.32_o rom._n 12.3_o ezek._n 4.7_o zech._n 4.10_o jer._n 31.26_o