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pet._n 1._o 19_o 19_o isa._n 34_o 16._o psal._n 4._o 4._o eâ—â—_n 20._o 18_o mat._n 15._o 3._o 3._o 1._o cor._n 4_o 6_o ii_o ii_o isai._n 9_o 6._o 6._o col_fw-fr â—_o 18._o ronvere_n 11_o 2d_o joh._n 10._o 2d_o 2d_o titus_n 1._o 2._o 2._o abak_v 2._o 4_o joh._n 6._o 70._o 70._o joh._n 17._o 11_o 11_o vers_fw-la 20._o 20._o rom._n 4_o 23_o 24._o act._n 15_o 36_o 1._o pet._n 5_o 9_o 9_o â—_o pet._n 1._o 1_o 10._o 10._o heb._n 2_o 11_o 12._o 1._o pet._n 5_o 1_o 1_o act._n 14._o 22_o &_o 15_o 41._o 41._o 1_o thes._n 3_o 2_o 2_o act_n 15._o 32_o apoc._n 3_o 2_o 2_o â—aute_fw-fr â—aute_fw-fr deu._n 32_o