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jud._n 3.15_o ezra_n 1.1_o â—_z nâ—h._n 28.18_o esth._n 9.1_o mark_n 16.20_o act._n 4.4_o 1_o cor._n 2.10_o exo._n 8.19_o num._n 17._o josh._n 3.15_o 16_o 17._o josh._n 6.20_o judg._n 7_o 2â—_z 1_o sam._n 17.50_o jud._n 15.15_o joh._n 9.6_o 7_o act._n 19.12_o act._n 5_o 15._o judg._n 6.15_o 1._o cor._n 1.27_o 28._o maâ—_z 1.16.17_o 1_o cor._n 1.26_o 1_o cor._n 1.21_o act_n 8.1_o dan._n 4.20_o 1_o king_n 19_o 18._o isa._n 55.5_o heb._n 11.1_o heb._n 11.27_o col._n 3._o 1_o sam._n 27.1_o act._n 27.10_o act._n 27.22_o 23_o 24._o cant._n 2.12_o 13._o can._n 5.4_o judg._n 5._o isa._n 59.2_o ez._n â—_z joh._n 7.17_o jer._n 18.7_o 8._o joh._n 16.15_o joh._n 1.10_o ephes._n 1.15.17_o 18._o heb._n 1.3_o 2_o cor._n 5.19_o isa._n 53.2_o pro._n 8.22_o 30._o col._n 3.2_o 3._o job_n 17.10_o 21_o 23_o jer._n 31.33_o ezech._n 36.26_o heâ—_z 8._o col._n 1.19_o ps._n 3â—_z 20_o cant._n 2._o prov._n isa._n 29.20_o psal._n 48.12_o 13._o isa._n 22.23_o cant._n 2.14_o 2_o chron._n 15.13.2_o king_n 23_o 2â—_z judg._n 5.20_o ezra_n 1.1_o neh._n 2.8_o ezra_n 7._o â—eb_fw-mi 12.8_o neh._n 4.12_o 1_o cor._n 6.11_o 1_o cor._n 1.10_o phil._n 3._o 15._o 16._o rom._n 15._o rom._n 15.2_o rom._n 14.2_o 3._o luk._n 9_o joh._n 8.36_o act_n 6.5_o 1_o cor._n 7.22_o 23._o epâ—_z 2.19_o 1_o joh._n 2.27_o jer._n 31.43_o act_n 15.2.3_o act_n 20.17_o 2_o tim._n 3.16_o 2_o tim._n 2.25_o gal._n 6.1_o col._n 3.12_o act_n 4.18_o can._n 2.2_o phil._n 3.16_o gal._n 6.2_o phil._n 3.15.16_o bacon_n 〈◊〉_d aug._n 〈◊〉_d mat._n 12.16_o rev._n 17_o 5_o 1_o thess._n 2.7_o râ—v._n 17.17_o psal._n 29.3_o cant._n 2.17_o hag._n 2_o 7._o exo._n 19_o 9_o 1_o kin_n 19.12_o psal._n 50.3_o judg._n 6.1_o eze._n 37._o â—_z isay_n 53._o â—_z hag._n â—_z 2._o chron._n neh._n 7._o judg._n 20._o 1_o sâ—m_fw-la 23._o isa_n 36._o 1_o kiâ—g_n 20.34_o exod._n 2._o â—3_n 34_o 25._o exod._n 3.1_o exo._n 3._o â—_z exo._n 3.19_o exo._n 4.16_o act_n 7.25_o act._n 7.36_o neh._n 1.3_o 4_o 5_o 8_o 10._o neh._n 1.11_o neh._n 2.18_o neh._n 2.12_o neh._n 2.19_o 20._o neh._n 3.1_o neh._n 4.9_o neh._n 4.7_o 2_o cro._n 3â—_z jer._n 3.10_o hos._n 6.4_o 2_o cro._n 17.8_o 9_o hos._n 64._o â—_z neh._n 5._o â—_z 3.4_o 7._o neh._n 5._o â—_z 8._o neh._n 5.16_o 17._o neh._n 6.9_o â—_z 5._o neh._n 6.9.10_o 16_o 17.18_o neh._n 6.1.18_o â—ct_n 6.1_o 2_o â—cts_n 8.14_o act_n 19.24_o 25._o act_n 19.31_o act_n 11.2_o 3._o act_n 14.22_o