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suffer_v like_o thing_n of_o their_o own_o countryman_n at_o 32._o at_o 2_o cor._n 11_o 32._o damascus_n the_o governor_n under_o aretas_n the_o king_n seek_v to_o apprehend_v paul_n at_o 17.5_o at_o act_n 17.5_o thessalonica_n all_o the_o lewd_a fellow_n of_o the_o base_a sort_n make_v a_o uproar_n against_o he_o at_o 16.19_o at_o act_n 16.19_o philippi_n the_o master_n of_o the_o pythonissa_n see_v the_o hope_n of_o their_o gain_n go_v because_o paul_n have_v cast_v the_o spirit_n of_o divination_n out_o of_o she_o egg_v the_o magistrate_n against_o he_o and_o silas_n at_o 19.24_o at_o act_n 19.24_o ephesus_n demetrius_z the_o silver-smith_n for_o a_o like_a cause_n raise_v no_o small_a stir_n against_o he_o 24.1_o he_o act_n 24.1_o tertullus_n the_o orator_n accuse_v he_o 14._o he_o 2_o