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Words of Wisdom
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And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
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Genesis 39
:20-23
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And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
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Genesis 40
:3
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Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
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Genesis 42
:16
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And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.
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Numbers 21
:1
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But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
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Judges 16
:21
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And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
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1 Kings 22
:27
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And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
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2 Kings 17
:4
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And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
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2 Kings 25
:27
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Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
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2 Chronicles 16
:10
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And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
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2 Chronicles 18
:26
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Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
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Nehemiah 3
:25
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And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
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Nehemiah 12
:39
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There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
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Job 3
:18
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For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
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Psalms 69
:33
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Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
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Psalms 79
:11
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To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
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Psalms 102
:20
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Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
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Psalms 142
:7
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Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
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Psalms 146
:7
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For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
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Ecclesiastes 4
:14
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Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
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Isaiah 10
:4
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That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
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Isaiah 14
:17
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So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
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Isaiah 20
:4
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And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
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Isaiah 24
:22
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To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
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Isaiah 42
:7
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That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
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Isaiah 49
:9
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He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
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Isaiah 53
:8
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The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
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Isaiah 61
:1
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The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
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Jeremiah 29
:26
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For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.
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Jeremiah 32
:2
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Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
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Jeremiah 33
:1
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Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
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Jeremiah 37
:4
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Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
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Jeremiah 38
:6
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Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
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Jeremiah 39
:14, 15
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Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
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Jeremiah 52
:11
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To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth.
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Lamentations 3
:34
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As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
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Zechariah 9
:11, 12
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Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
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Matthew 4
:12
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Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
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Matthew 5
:25
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Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
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Matthew 11
:2
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For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
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Matthew 14
:3
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And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
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Matthew 18
:30
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Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
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Matthew 25
:36
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Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
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Matthew 27
:15, 16
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Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
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Mark 1
:14
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For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
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Mark 6
:17
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Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
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Mark 15
:6
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Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
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Luke 3
:20
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When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
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Luke 12
:58
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But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
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Luke 21
:12
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And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
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Luke 22
:33
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(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
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Luke 23
:19
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For John was not yet cast into prison.
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John 3
:24
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And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
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Acts 5
:18, 19
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As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
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Acts 8
:3
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And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
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Acts 12
:4-7
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And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
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Acts 16
:23-27
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And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
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Acts 22
:4
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So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
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Acts 23
:18
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For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
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Acts 25
:27
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Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
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Acts 26
:10
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And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
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Acts 27
:1
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And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
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Acts 28
:16, 17
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Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
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2 Corinthians 11
:23
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For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
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Ephesians 3
:1
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I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
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Ephesians 4
:1
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Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
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2 Timothy 1
:8
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Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
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Philemon 1
:1
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By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
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1 Peter 3
:19
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Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
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Revelation 2
:10
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And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
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Revelation 20
:7
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