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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000respect\u3000of\u3000holy\u3000helps\uff1f\u3000Hath\u3000He\u3000not\u3000to\u3000this\u3000very\u3000day\u3000followed\u3000you\u3000close
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000with\u3000holy\u3000offers\uff1b\u3000and\u3000holy\u3000entreaties\uff1b\u3000and\u3000holy\u3000counsels\uff1b\u3000and\u3000holy
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000encouragements\uff1b\u3000and\u3000all\u3000to\u3000make\u3000you\u3000holy\uff1f\u3000And\u3000will\u3000you\u3000be\u3000loose\u3000still\uff1b
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000and\u3000proud\u3000still\uff1b\u3000and\u3000worldly\u3000still\uff1b\u3000and\u3000malicious\u3000still\uff1b\u3000and\u3000envious
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000still\uff1b\u3000and\u3000contentious\u3000still\uff1b\u3000and\u3000unholy\u3000still\uff1f\u3000Oh\uff1b\u3000what\u3000is\u3000this\uff1b\u3000but
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000to\u3000provoke\u3000the\u3000Lord\u3000to\u3000put\u3000out\u3000all\u3000the\u3000lights\u3000of\u3000heaven\uff1b\u3000to\u3000drive\u3000your
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000teachers\u3000into\u3000corners\uff1b\u3000to\u3000remove\u3000your\u3000candlesticks\uff1b\u3000and\u3000to\u3000send\u3000His
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000everlasting\u3000Gospel\uff1b\u3000that\u3000hath\u3000stood\u3000long\u3000a\u3000tip\u2026toe\uff1b\u3000among\u3000a\u3000people\u3000that
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000may\u3000more\u3000highly\u3000prize\u3000it\uff1b\u3000and\u3000dearly\u3000love\u3000it\uff1b\u3000and\u3000stoutly\u3000defend\u3000it\uff1b
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000and\u3000conscientiously\u3000practise\u3000it\uff1b\u3000than\u3000you\u3000have\u3000done\u3000to\u3000this\u3000very\u3000day\uff1f
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff08Rev\u3002\u3000ii\u3002\u30004\uff1b\u30005\uff1b\u3000Isa\u3002\u3000xlii\u3002\u300025\u3002\uff09\u3000I\u3000suppose\u3000there\u3000is\u3000nothing\u3000more\u3000evident
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000than\u3000that\u3000the\u3000times\u3000and\u3000seasons\u3000wherein\u3000we\u3000live\u3000call\u3000aloud\u3000upon\u3000every
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000one\u3000to\u3000look\u3000after\u3000holiness\uff1b\u3000and\u3000to\u3000labour\u3000for\u3000holiness\u3002\u3000Never\u3000plain
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000of\u3000the\u3000times\uff1b\u3000but\u3000cease\u3000to\u3000do\u3000evil\uff1b\u3000and\u3000labour\u3000to\u3000do\u3000well\uff1b\u3000and\u3000all\u3000will
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000be\u3000well\uff1b\u3000get\u3000but\u3000better\u3000hearts\u3000and\u3000better\u3000lives\uff1b\u3000and\u3000you\u3000will\u3000quickly
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000see\u3000better\u3000times\u3002\u3000\uff08Isa\u3002\u3000i\u3002\u300016\u202619\u3002\uff09
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000From\u3000Brooks’\u3000\u3003Crown\u3000and\u3000Glory\u3000of\u3000Christianity\uff1b\u3000or\uff1b\u3000Holiness\u3000the\u3000only
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000way\u3000to\u3000Happiness\u3003Brooks’\u3000Works\uff1b\u3000vol\u3002\u30004\uff1b\u3000pp\u3002\u3000151\u2026153\uff1b
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000187\u2026188\u3002Grosart’s\u3000edition\u3002\u30001866\u3002
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\nIndex\u3000of\u3000Scripture\u3000References
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Genesis
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff071\uff071\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff072\uff073\uff1a1\u202624\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff073\uff073\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff074\uff076\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff075\uff076\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff076\uff0713\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff077\uff0713\uff1a10
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff078\uff0713\uff1a12\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff079\uff0714\uff1a12\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0710\uff0714\uff1a12\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0711\uff0718\uff1a25\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0712\uff0718\uff1a27\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0713\uff0719\uff1a9
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0714\uff0719\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0715\uff0719\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0716\uff0719\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0717\uff0719\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0718\uff0719\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0719\uff0719\uff1a16
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0720\uff0719\uff1a17\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0721\uff0719\uff1a17\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0722\uff0732\uff1a10\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0723\uff0749\uff1a10
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Exodus
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0724\uff073\uff1a2\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0725\uff0731\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0726\uff0734\uff1a29
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Leviticus
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0727\uff074\uff1a1\u202635\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0728\uff075\uff1a14\u202619\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0729\uff0720\uff1a8
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Numbers
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0730\uff0710\uff1a29\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0731\uff0712\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0732\uff0715\uff1a25\u202629\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0733\uff0721\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0734\uff0724\uff1a13
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Deuteronomy
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0735\uff0711\uff1a21
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Joshua
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0736\uff0723\uff1a14
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30001\u3000Samuel
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0737\uff072\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0738\uff0715\uff1a22\u202623\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0739\uff0720\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0740\uff0727\uff1a1
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30002\u3000Samuel
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0741\uff0716\uff1a10\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0742\uff0723\uff1a5
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30001\u3000Kings
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0743\uff0710\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0744\uff0718\uff1a39\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0745\uff0719\uff1a12\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0746\uff0721\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0747\uff0722\uff1a8
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30002\u3000Kings
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0748\uff074\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0749\uff074\uff1a26\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0750\uff075\uff1a12\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0751\uff077\uff1a2
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30001\u3000Chronicles
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0752\uff0712\uff1a32
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30002\u3000Chronicles
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0753\uff073\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0754\uff074\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0755\uff0725\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0756\uff0731\uff1a21\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0757\uff0732\uff1a31
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Nehemiah
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0758\uff075\uff1a15
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Esther
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0759\uff071\uff1a13
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Job
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0760\uff071\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0761\uff073\uff1a17\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0762\uff078\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0763\uff0713\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0764\uff0713\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0765\uff0714\uff1a4
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0766\uff0715\uff1a11\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0767\uff0715\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0768\uff0715\uff1a18\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0769\uff0719\uff1a25\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0770\uff0719\uff1a25\u202626
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0771\uff0720\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0772\uff0720\uff1a12\u202613\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0773\uff0723\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0774\uff0725\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0775\uff0733\uff1a27\u202628
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0776\uff0735\uff1a10\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0777\uff0740\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0778\uff0742\uff1a6
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Psalms
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0779\uff072\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0780\uff074\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0781\uff074\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0782\uff074\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0783\uff079\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0784\uff079\uff1a17
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0785\uff079\uff1a17\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0786\uff0716\uff1a11\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0787\uff0717\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0788\uff0717\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0789\uff0722\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0790\uff0722\uff1a6
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0791\uff0722\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0792\uff0722\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0793\uff0723\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0794\uff0725\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0795\uff0730\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0796\uff0735\uff1a27
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0797\uff0735\uff1a27\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0798\uff0742\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff0799\uff0750\uff1a23\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07100\uff0751\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07101\uff0751\uff1a12\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07102\uff0762\uff1a5
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07103\uff0763\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07104\uff0773\uff1a26\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07105\uff0788\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07106\uff0793\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07107\uff0794\uff1a19
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07108\uff07103\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07109\uff07103\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07110\uff07103\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07111\uff07107\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07112\uff07107\uff1a18
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07113\uff07119\uff1a57\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07114\uff07119\uff1a91\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07115\uff07119\uff1a104\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07116\uff07119\uff1a128
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07117\uff07119\uff1a128\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07118\uff07119\uff1a136\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07119\uff07119\uff1a158\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07120\uff07119\uff1a165
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07121\uff07119\uff1a165\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07122\uff07124\uff1a5
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Proverbs
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07123\uff071\uff1a22\u202623\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07124\uff071\uff1a26\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07125\uff072\uff1a25\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07126\uff073\uff1a17\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07127\uff074\uff1a8
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07128\uff074\uff1a19\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07129\uff078\uff1a23\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07130\uff078\uff1a27\u202630\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07131\uff0713\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07132\uff0713\uff1a4
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07133\uff0713\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07134\uff0713\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07135\uff0713\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07136\uff0713\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07137\uff0715\uff1a3
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07138\uff0716\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07139\uff0728\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07140\uff0731\uff1a6
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Ecclesiastes
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07141\uff073\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07142\uff073\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07143\uff076\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07144\uff076\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07145\uff077\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07146\uff077\uff1a16
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07147\uff077\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07148\uff079\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07149\uff079\uff1a10\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07150\uff0712\uff1a6
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Song\u3000of\u3000Solomon
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07151\uff075\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07152\uff075\uff1a10\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07153\uff076\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07154\uff076\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07155\uff078\uff1a5
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Isaiah
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07156\uff071\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07157\uff071\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07158\uff071\uff1a16\u202619\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07159\uff076\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07160\uff0710\uff1a15
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07161\uff0711\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07162\uff0725\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07163\uff0726\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07164\uff0729\uff1a21\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07165\uff0732\uff1a17
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07166\uff0735\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07167\uff0738\uff1a10\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07168\uff0740\uff1a11\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07169\uff0742\uff1a25\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07170\uff0743\uff1a2
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07171\uff0743\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07172\uff0748\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07173\uff0753\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07174\uff0753\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07175\uff0753\uff1a3
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07176\uff0755\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07177\uff0761\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07178\uff0763\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07179\uff0764\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07180\uff0766\uff1a13
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Jeremiah
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07181\uff072\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07182\uff073\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07183\uff073\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07184\uff076\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07185\uff0715\uff1a19
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07186\uff0717\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07187\uff0717\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07188\uff0744\uff1a4
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Lamentations
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07189\uff073\uff1a57
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Ezekiel
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07190\uff0718\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07191\uff0718\uff1a30\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07192\uff0718\uff1a31
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Daniel
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07193\uff074\uff1a27\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07194\uff076\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07195\uff077\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07196\uff079\uff1a25\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07197\uff0712\uff1a2\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07198\uff0712\uff1a4
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Hosea
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07199\uff0714\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07200\uff0714\uff1a1642
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Habakkuk
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07201\uff071\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07202\uff073\uff1a17\u202618
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Zephaniah
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07203\uff071\uff1a12
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Zechariah
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07204\uff072\uff1a8
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Malachi
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07205\uff072\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07206\uff074\uff1a2
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Matthew
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07207\uff074\uff1a1\u202610\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07208\uff075\uff1a11\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07209\uff075\uff1a11\u202612\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07210\uff075\uff1a12\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07211\uff075\uff1a20
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07212\uff075\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07213\uff075\uff1a21\u202628\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07214\uff075\uff1a28\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07215\uff075\uff1a29\u202630\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07216\uff075\uff1a47
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07217\uff075\uff1a48\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07218\uff076\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07219\uff077\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07220\uff078\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07221\uff0710\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07222\uff0710\uff1a34
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07223\uff0711\uff1a28\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07224\uff0711\uff1a28\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07225\uff0711\uff1a30\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07226\uff0712\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07227\uff0713\uff1a20
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07228\uff0713\uff1a21\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07229\uff0713\uff1a23\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07230\uff0714\uff1a30\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07231\uff0716\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07232\uff0716\uff1a18
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07233\uff0716\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07234\uff0716\uff1a26\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07235\uff0718\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07236\uff0721\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07237\uff0722\uff1a29
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07238\uff0724\uff1a30\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07239\uff0725\uff1a32\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07240\uff0725\uff1a37\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07241\uff0725\uff1a37\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07242\uff0725\uff1a37\u202639
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07243\uff0725\uff1a41\u202642\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07244\uff0725\uff1a46\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07245\uff0725\uff1a46\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07246\uff0727\uff1a46\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07247\uff0727\uff1a46
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Mark
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Luke
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07277\uff0712\uff1a48\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07278\uff0713\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07279\uff0714\uff1a25\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07280\uff0714\uff1a25\u202627\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07281\uff0714\uff1a25\u202627
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07297\uff0722\uff1a31\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07298\uff0722\uff1a36\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07299\uff0723\uff1a39\u202643\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07300\uff0723\uff1a42\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07301\uff0723\uff1a42
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000John
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07310\uff071\uff1a46\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07311\uff072\uff1a12\u202614\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07312\uff073\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07313\uff073\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07314\uff073\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07315\uff073\uff1a14
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07316\uff073\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07317\uff073\uff1a15\u202616\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07318\uff073\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07319\uff073\uff1a36\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07320\uff073\uff1a36
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07321\uff074\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07322\uff074\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07323\uff074\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07324\uff074\uff1a28\u202629\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07325\uff075\uff1a21
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07326\uff075\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07327\uff075\uff1a23\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07328\uff075\uff1a23\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07329\uff075\uff1a29\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07330\uff075\uff1a40\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07331\uff075\uff1a40
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07347\uff078\uff1a42\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07348\uff078\uff1a42\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07349\uff078\uff1a44\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07350\uff078\uff1a44\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07351\uff078\uff1a56\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07352\uff079\uff1a35
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07358\uff0710\uff1a28\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07359\uff0711\uff1a41\u202643\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07360\uff0713\uff1a34\u202635\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07361\uff0714\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07362\uff0714\uff1a6
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07363\uff0714\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07364\uff0714\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07365\uff0714\uff1a19\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07366\uff0714\uff1a21\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07367\uff0714\uff1a23
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07368\uff0714\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07369\uff0714\uff1a27\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07370\uff0714\uff1a27\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07371\uff0715\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07372\uff0715\uff1a2
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07373\uff0715\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07374\uff0715\uff1a4\u20265\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07375\uff0715\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07376\uff0715\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07377\uff0715\uff1a5
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07378\uff0715\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07379\uff0715\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07380\uff0715\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07381\uff0715\uff1a19\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07382\uff0715\uff1a20
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07383\uff0715\uff1a26\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07384\uff0716\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07385\uff0716\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07386\uff0716\uff1a33\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07387\uff0717\uff1a2
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07388\uff0717\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07389\uff0717\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07390\uff0717\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07391\uff0717\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07392\uff0717\uff1a17
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07393\uff0717\uff1a17\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07394\uff0717\uff1a19\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07395\uff0717\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07396\uff0718\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07397\uff0718\uff1a9
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07398\uff0721\uff1a15\u202617\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07399\uff0721\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07400\uff0721\uff1a17\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07401\uff0721\uff1a22
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Acts
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07402\uff072\uff1a37\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07403\uff073\uff1a21\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07404\uff074\uff1a11 \n
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Acts
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07407\uff075\uff1a31\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07408\uff075\uff1a41\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07409\uff075\uff1a41\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07410\uff077\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07411\uff077\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07412\uff077\uff1a56
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07413\uff077\uff1a59\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07414\uff078\uff1a21\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07415\uff078\uff1a37\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07416\uff079\uff1a11\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07417\uff079\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07418\uff079\uff1a36
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07419\uff0710\uff1a44\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07420\uff0716\uff1a30\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07421\uff0716\uff1a30\u202631\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07422\uff0716\uff1a31\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07423\uff0718\uff1a17
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07424\uff0720\uff1a27\u202635\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07425\uff0720\uff1a32\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07426\uff0720\uff1a35\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07427\uff0724\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07428\uff0726\uff1a18
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Romans
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07434\uff073\uff1a26\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07435\uff074\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07436\uff074\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07437\uff074\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07438\uff075\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07439\uff076\uff1a9
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07440\uff076\uff1a13\u202619\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07441\uff076\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07442\uff076\uff1a23\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07443\uff077\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07444\uff077\uff1a21
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07445\uff077\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07446\uff077\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07447\uff077\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07448\uff077\uff1a23\u202624\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07449\uff077\uff1a24
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07450\uff077\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07451\uff077\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07452\uff078\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07453\uff078\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07454\uff078\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07455\uff078\uff1a9
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07456\uff078\uff1a10\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07457\uff078\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07458\uff078\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07459\uff078\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07460\uff078\uff1a29\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07461\uff078\uff1a29
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07462\uff078\uff1a29\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07463\uff078\uff1a29\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07464\uff078\uff1a33\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07465\uff078\uff1a33\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07466\uff078\uff1a33\u202634
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07467\uff078\uff1a37\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07468\uff078\uff1a37\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07469\uff078\uff1a37\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07470\uff078\uff1a38\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07471\uff078\uff1a38\u202639
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07472\uff079\uff1a2\u20263\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07473\uff079\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07474\uff079\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07475\uff0710\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07476\uff0710\uff1a9\u202611
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07477\uff0710\uff1a11\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07478\uff0712\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07479\uff0712\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07480\uff0712\uff1a2\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07481\uff0712\uff1a11
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07482\uff0713\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07483\uff0714\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07484\uff0716\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07485\uff0716\uff1a26
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30001\u3000Corinthians
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07492\uff073\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07493\uff073\uff1a11\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07494\uff073\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07495\uff076\uff1a11\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07496\uff076\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07497\uff079\uff1a16
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07498\uff079\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07499\uff079\uff1a26\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07500\uff079\uff1a27\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07501\uff079\uff1a27\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07502\uff0710\uff1a4
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07503\uff0710\uff1a12\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07504\uff0712\uff1a28\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07505\uff0713\uff1a1\u202613\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07506\uff0714\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07507\uff0715\uff1a9
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07508\uff0715\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07509\uff0715\uff1a33\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07510\uff0715\uff1a49\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07511\uff0715\uff1a49\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07512\uff0716\uff1a13
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07513\uff0716\uff1a22
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30002\u3000Corinthians
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07519\uff074\uff1a17\u202618\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07520\uff074\uff1a17\u202618\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07521\uff075\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07522\uff075\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07523\uff075\uff1a6
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07524\uff075\uff1a10\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07525\uff075\uff1a10\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07526\uff075\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07527\uff075\uff1a21\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07528\uff076\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07529\uff077\uff1a1
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07530\uff077\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07531\uff077\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07532\uff077\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07533\uff077\uff1a11\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07534\uff0710\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07535\uff0712\uff1a15
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Galatians
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07542\uff072\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07543\uff072\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07544\uff072\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07545\uff072\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07546\uff073\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07547\uff074\uff1a19
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07548\uff074\uff1a19\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07549\uff075\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07550\uff075\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07551\uff075\uff1a17\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07552\uff075\uff1a17\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07553\uff075\uff1a17
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07554\uff075\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07555\uff075\uff1a22\u202623\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07556\uff075\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07557\uff075\uff1a25\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07558\uff075\uff1a25
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07559\uff076\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07560\uff076\uff1a14
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Ephesians
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07573\uff073\uff1a12\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07574\uff073\uff1a17\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07575\uff073\uff1a17\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07576\uff074\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07577\uff074\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07578\uff074\uff1a16
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Philippians
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Colossians
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30001\u3000Thessalonians
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30002\u3000Thessalonians
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30001\u3000Timothy
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30002\u3000Timothy
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Titus
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Hebrews
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07717\uff0712\uff1a11\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07718\uff0712\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07719\uff0712\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07720\uff0712\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07721\uff0712\uff1a14
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07722\uff0712\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07723\uff0712\uff1a14\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07724\uff0712\uff1a29\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07725\uff0713\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07726\uff0713\uff1a8
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07727\uff0713\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07728\uff0713\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07729\uff0713\uff1a17
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000James
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07736\uff072\uff1a17\u202620\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07737\uff072\uff1a19\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07738\uff072\uff1a21\u202625\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07739\uff073\uff1a2\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07740\uff073\uff1a2
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07741\uff074\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07742\uff074\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07743\uff074\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07744\uff074\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07745\uff074\uff1a6\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07746\uff075\uff1a11
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30001\u3000Peter
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07752\uff071\uff1a20\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07753\uff072\uff1a2\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07754\uff072\uff1a2\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07755\uff072\uff1a7\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07756\uff072\uff1a21\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07757\uff072\uff1a21\u202623
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07758\uff072\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07759\uff072\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07760\uff073\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07761\uff073\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07762\uff073\uff1a1\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07763\uff073\uff1a4
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07764\uff073\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07765\uff073\uff1a18\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07766\uff073\uff1a18\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07767\uff075\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07768\uff075\uff1a5\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07769\uff075\uff1a5
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30002\u3000Peter
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07778\uff071\uff1a10\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07779\uff072\uff1a7\u20268\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07780\uff072\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07781\uff072\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07782\uff072\uff1a8\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07783\uff072\uff1a8
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07784\uff073\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07785\uff073\uff1a13\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07786\uff073\uff1a18\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07787\uff073\uff1a18\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07788\uff073\uff1a18
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\n\u3000\u3000\u30001\u3000John
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07795\uff072\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07796\uff072\uff1a15\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07797\uff072\uff1a16\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07798\uff072\uff1a29\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07799\uff073\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07800\uff073\uff1a3
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07801\uff073\uff1a3\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07802\uff073\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07803\uff073\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07804\uff073\uff1a9\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07805\uff073\uff1a9\u202614\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07806\uff073\uff1a14
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07807\uff073\uff1a18\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07808\uff073\uff1a18\u202619\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07809\uff073\uff1a19\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07810\uff073\uff1a22\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07811\uff073\uff1a23
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07812\uff073\uff1a24\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07813\uff074\uff1a19\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07814\uff075\uff1a4\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07815\uff075\uff1a4\u202618\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07816\uff075\uff1a10\u202612
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Jude
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff07821\uff071\uff1a15
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000Revelation
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