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but_o god_n commend_v his_o love_n towards_o we_o in_o that_o while_o we_o be_v yet_o sinner_n christ_n die_v for_o we_o 1_o tim._n 2._o 5_o 6._o for_o there_o be_v one_o god_n and_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n who_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o all_o see_v hebr._n 12._o 2._o with_o 24_o 25_o verse_n make_v a_o sacrifice_n and_o suffer_v death_n phil._n 2._o 8._o he_o become_v obedient_a unto_o death_n joh._n 10_o 11_o 15._o 17_o 18._o i_o lay_v down_o my_o life_n for_o my_o sheep_n se_fw-la joh._n 15._o 13._o heb._n 2._o 9_o he_o taste_v death_n for_o every_o man_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 3._o christ_n die_v for_o our_o sin_n rom._n 4._o 25._o c._n 6._o 10._o he_o die_v unto_o sin_n once_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 24._o who_o his_o own_o self_n hare_n our_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o body_n on_o the_o tree_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 7._o christ_n our_o passeover_n be_v sacrifice_v for_o we_o isai_n 53._o 10._o when_o thou_o shall_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o 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