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zech._n 11._o 8._o rom._n 7._o 18._o gen._n 6._o 5._o 1_o tim._n 25._o eph._n 1._o 4_o 5._o rom._n 5._o 11._o gal._n 4._o 4._o joh._n 17._o 19_o phil._n 2._o 8_o 9_o eph._n 1._o 20._o 21._o heb._n 7._o 25._o joh._n 17._o 9_o rom._n 8._o 30._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 11._o ro._n 5._o 1._o ps._n 143._o 2._o jer._n 23._o 6._o mat._n 3._o 17._o rom._n 15._o 16._o col._n 3._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 9_o 10._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 5._o eph._n 4._o 11._o matt._n 28._o 20._o rom._n 4._o 11._o matt._n 28._o 1â—…_n rom._n 6._o 7._o act_n 2._o 39_o matt._n 26._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 26._o eccl._n 12._o 7._o matt._n 25._o 34_o 41._o act_n 17._o 31._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 42._o joh._n 5._o 29._o 29._o thus_o he_o write_v in_o his_o diary_n upon_o it_o how_o oft_o have_v we_o say_v that_o change_n be_v at_o the_o door_n but_o bless_v be_v god_n there_o be_v no_o sting_n in_o this_o