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Hebrews
  1. 2:15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
  2. 3:5 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
  3. 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
  4. 5:8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
  5. 6:4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
  6. 7:11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
  7. 7:21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
  8. 7:23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
  9. 8:4 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:
  10. 9:6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
  11. 9:9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
  12. 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
  13. 10:32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
  14. 10:33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
  15. 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
  16. 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
  17. 11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
  18. 11:29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
  19. 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
  20. 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
  21. 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
  22. 11:37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

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