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10._o 22._o v_o 17._o 19_o 20._o 20._o 20._o isai._n 1._o 20._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o 20._o 20._o james_n 1._o 15._o 15._o 15._o 2_o thess._n 11._o 3._o 3._o 3._o mat._n 25._o 41._o 46._o 46._o 46._o mark_n 9_o 43_o 44._o 44._o 44._o rev._n 14._o 10_o 11._o 11._o 11._o psa._n 34._o 12._o 12._o 12._o wisd._n 1._o 16._o 16._o 16._o matt._n 16._o 19_o 19_o 19_o num._n 15._o 32._o 35._o 35._o 35._o tho._n de_fw-fr alb._n luc._n 12._o 50._o 50._o 50._o mat._n 26._o 30_o 30_o 30_o mat._n 26._o 39_o 39_o 39_o heb._n 1._o 3._o 3._o 3._o luc._n 23._o 30._o 30._o 30._o mat._n 7._o 3._o 3._o 3._o prov._n 8._o 30._o 30._o 30._o eccles._n 5._o 11._o 11._o 11._o psal._n 36._o 9_o 9_o 9_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 4._o 4._o 4._o joh._n 6._o 32._o 34._o 34._o 34._o v_o 55._o 55._o 55._o joh._n 6._o 34._o 34._o 34._o mat._n 4._o 11._o 11._o 11._o psal._n 147._o 9_o 9_o 9_o psal._n 104._o 21._o 21._o 21._o psal._n 145._o 15._o 15._o 15._o psal._n 119._o 57_o 16._o 6._o 6._o 6._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 12._o 12._o 12._o 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