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luke_n 24.51_o act._n 1.11_o act._n 3.21_o 1_o cor._n 10_o etc._n etc._n ephes._n 5.30_o matth._n 27.50_o mar._n 15.31_o luke_n 23.46_o john_n 14.30_o &_o 6.51_o 53_o 54_o 55_o 56_o 57_o 58._o 1_o cor._n 11.28_o 28._o mat._n 26.26_o &c_n &c_n mar._n 14.22_o &c_n &c_n luk._n 22.19_o &c_n &c_n 1_o cor._n 11.24_o note_n 1_o cor._n 11.25_o 26_o heb._n 9.27_o 28_o col._n 2.11_o 12_o rom._n 4.11_o gen._n 17.10_o mat._n 28.19_o 1_o cor._n 28.29_o rom._n 13.1_o titus_n 3.1_o 1_o peter_n 13.2_o rom._n 13.2_o rom._n 13.7_o 1_o pet_n 2.17_o psal_n 82.1_o 1_o chron._n 22.23_o 24_o 25._o chap._n 26._o 2_o chron._n 29.30_o 31_o chap._n 2_o
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