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Lexicon :: Strong's G3962 - patēr

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πατήρ
Transliteration
patēr (Key)
Pronunciation
pat-ayr'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a root word
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TDNT Reference: 5:945,805

Strong’s Definitions

†πατήρ patḗr, pat-ayr'; apparently a primary word; a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote):—father, parent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 419x

The KJV translates Strong's G3962 in the following manner: Father (268x), father (150x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 419x
The KJV translates Strong's G3962 in the following manner: Father (268x), father (150x).

  1. generator or male ancestor

    1. either the nearest ancestor: father of the corporeal nature, natural fathers, both parents

    2. a more remote ancestor, the founder of a family or tribe, progenitor of a people, forefather: so Abraham is called, Jacob and David

      1. fathers i.e. ancestors, forefathers, founders of a nation

    3. one advanced in years, a senior

  2. metaph.

    1. the originator and transmitter of anything

      1. the authors of a family or society of persons animated by the same spirit as himself

      2. one who has infused his own spirit into others, who actuates and governs their minds

    2. one who stands in a father's place and looks after another in a paternal way

    3. a title of honour

      1. teachers, as those to whom pupils trace back the knowledge and training they have received

      2. the members of the Sanhedrin, whose prerogative it was by virtue of the wisdom and experience in which they excelled, to take charge of the interests of others

  3. God is called the Father

    1. of the stars, the heavenly luminaries, because he is their creator, upholder, ruler

    2. of all rational and intelligent beings, whether angels or men, because he is their creator, preserver, guardian and protector

      1. of spiritual beings and of all men

    3. of Christians, as those who through Christ have been exalted to a specially close and intimate relationship with God, and who no longer dread him as a stern judge of sinners, but revere him as their reconciled and loving Father

    4. the Father of Jesus Christ, as one whom God has united to himself in the closest bond of love and intimacy, made acquainted with his purposes, appointed to explain and carry out among men the plan of salvation, and made to share also in his own divine nature

      1. by Jesus Christ himself

      2. by the apostles

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†πατήρ patḗr, pat-ayr'; apparently a primary word; a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote):—father, parent.
STRONGS G3962:
πατήρ (from the root, pa; literally, nourisher, protector, upholder; (Curtius, § 348)), πατρός, πατρί, πατέρα, vocative πάτερ (for which the nominative ὁ πατήρ is five times used, and (anarthrous) πατήρ in John 17:21 T Tr WH, 24 and 25 L T Tr WH; cf. B. § 129, 5; Winers Grammar, § 29, 2; WH's Appendix, p. 158), plural πατέρες, πατέρων, πατρασι (Hebrews 1:1), πατέρας, ὁ (from Homer down), the Sept. for אָב, a father;
1. properly, equivalent to generator or male ancestor, and either
a. the nearest ancestor: Matthew 2:22; Matthew 4:21; Matthew 8:21; Luke 1:17; John 4:53; Acts 7:14; 1 Corinthians 5:1, etc.; οἱ πατέρες τῆς σαρκός, fathers of the corporeal nature, natural fathers (opposed to ὁ πατήρ τῶν πνευμάτων), Hebrews 12:9; plural of both parents, Hebrews 11:23 (not infrequent in secular auth, cf. Delitzsch at the passage); or
b. a more remote ancestor, the founder of a race or tribe, progenitor of a people, forefather: so Abraham is called, Matthew 3:9; Luke 1:73; Luke 16:24; John 8:39, 53; Acts 7:2; Romans 4:1 Rec., Romans 4:17f, etc.; Isaac, Romans 9:10; Jacob, John 4:12; David, Mark 11:10; Luke 1:32; plural, fathers i. e. ancestor's, forefathers, Matthew 23:30, 32; Luke 6:23, 26; Luke 11:47; John 4:20; John 6:31; Acts 3:13, 25; 1 Corinthians 10:1, etc., and often in Greek writings from Homer down; so too אָבות, 1 Kings 8:21; Psalm 21:5 (Ps. 22:5), etc.; in the stricter sense of the founders of a race, John 7:22; Romans 9:5; Romans 11:28.
c. equivalent to one advanced in years, a senior: 1 John 2:13f.
2. metaphorically;
a. the originator and transmitter of anything: πατήρ περιτομῆς, Romans 4:12; the author of a family or society of persons animated by the same spirit as himself: so πατήρ πάντων τῶν πιστευόντων, Romans 4:11, cf. Romans 4:12, 16 (1 Macc. 2:54); one who has infused his own spirit into others, who actuates and governs their minds, John 8:38, 41f, 44; the phrase ἐκ πατρός τίνος εἶναι is used of one who shows himself as like another in spirit and purpose as though he had inherited his nature from him, John 8:44.
b. one who stands in a father's place, and looks after another in paternal way: 1 Corinthians 4:15.
c. a title of honor (cf. Sophocles, Lexicon, under the word), applied to
α. teachers, as those to whom pupils trace back the knowledge and training they have received: Matthew 23:9 (of prophets, 2 Kings 2:12; 2 Kings 6:21).
β. the members of the Sanhedrin, whose prerogative it was, by virtue of the wisdom and experience in which they excelled, to take charge of the interests of others: Acts 7:2; Acts 22:1; cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus i., p. 7{a}.
3. God is called the Father,
a. τῶν φώτων (A. V. of lights i. e.) of the stars, the heavenly luminaries, because he is their creator, upholder, ruler, James 1:17.
b. of all rational and intelligent beings, whether angels or men, because he is their creator, preserver, guardian and protector: Ephesians 3:14f G L T Tr WH; τῶν πνευμάτων, of spiritual beings, Hebrews 12:9; and, for the same reason, of all men (πατήρ τοῦ παντός ἀνθρώπων γένους, Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 24): so in the Synoptic Gospels, especially Matthew, Matthew 6:4, 8, 15; Matthew 24:36; Luke 6:36; Luke 11:2; Luke 12:30, 32; John 4:21, 23; James 3:9; ὁ πατήρ ὁ ἐν (τοῖς) οὐρανοῖς, the Father in heaven, Matthew 5:16, 45, 48; Matthew 6:1, 9; Matthew 7:11, 21; Matthew 18:14; Mark 11:25, 26 R G L; Luke 11:13 (ἐξ οὐρανοῦ; cf. Buttmann, § 151, 2{a}; Winer's Grammar, § 66, 6); ὁ πατήρ ὁ οὐρανοῖς, the heavenly Father, Matthew 6:14, 26, 32; Matthew 15:13.
c. of Christians, as those who through Christ have been exalted to a specially close and intimate relationship with God, and who no longer dread him as the stern judge of sinners, but revere him as their reconciled and loving Father. This conception, common in the N. T. Epistles, shines forth with especial brightness in Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6; in John's use of the term it seems to include the additional idea of one who by the power of his Spirit, operative in the gospel, has begotten them anew to a life of holiness (see γεννάω, 2 d.): absolutely, 2 Corinthians 6:18; Ephesians 2:18; 1 John 2:1, 14(1 John 2:13),1 John 2:16; 1 John 3:1; Θεός καί πατήρ πάντων, of all Christians, Ephesians 4:6; with the addition of a genitive of quality (Winer's Grammar, § 34, 3 b.; § 132, 10), ὁ πατήρ τῶν οἰκτίρμων, 2 Corinthians 1:3; τῆς δόξης, Ephesians 1:17; on the phrases ὁ Θεός καί πατήρ ἡμῶν, Θεός πατήρ, etc., see Θεός, 3, p. 288{a}.
d. the Father of Jesus Christ, as one whom God has united to himself in the closest bond of love and intimacy, made acquainted with his purposes, appointed to explain and carry out among men the plan of salvation, and (as appears from the teaching of John) made to share also in his own divine nature; he is so called,
α. by Jesus himself: simply ὁ πατήρ (opposed to ὁ υἱός), Matthew 11:25-27; Luke 10:21; John 5:20-23, 26, 36; John 10:15, 30, etc.; ὁ πατήρ μου, Matthew 11:27; Matthew 25:34; Matthew 26:53; Luke 10:22; John 5:17; John 8:19, 49; John 10:18, 32, and often in John's Gospel; Revelation 2:28 (Revelation 2:27); Rev 3:5,21; with ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς added, Matthew 7:11, 21, 32; Matthew 12:50; Matthew 16:17; Matthew 18:10, 19; ὁ οὐράνιος, Matthew 15:13; ὁ ἐπουράνιος, Matthew 18:35 Rec.
β. by the apostles: Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 11:31; Ephesians 1:3; Ephesians 3:14 Rec.: Colossians 1:3; Hebrews 1:5; 1 Peter 1:3; Revelation 1:6. See (Tholuck (Bergrede Christi) on Matthew 6:9; Weiss, Biblical Theol. d. N. T., Index under Vater; C. Wittichen, Die Idee Gottes als d. Vaters (Göttingen, 1865); Westcott, Epistles of St. John, pp. 27-34, and) below in υἱός and τέκνον.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
8:21
2 Kings
2:12; 6:21
Psalms
21:5; 22:5
Matthew
2:22; 3:9; 4:21; 5:16; 5:45; 5:48; 6:1; 6:4; 6:8; 6:9; 6:9; 6:14; 6:15; 6:26; 6:32; 7:11; 7:11; 7:21; 7:21; 8:21; 11:25; 11:26; 11:27; 11:27; 12:50; 15:13; 15:13; 16:17; 18:10; 18:14; 18:19; 18:35; 23:9; 23:30; 23:32; 24:36; 25:34; 26:53
Mark
11:10; 11:25; 11:26
Luke
1:17; 1:32; 1:73; 6:23; 6:26; 6:36; 10:21; 10:22; 11:2; 11:13; 11:47; 12:30; 12:32; 16:24
John
4:12; 4:20; 4:21; 4:23; 4:53; 5:17; 5:20; 5:21; 5:22; 5:23; 5:26; 5:36; 6:31; 7:22; 8:19; 8:38; 8:39; 8:41; 8:44; 8:44; 8:49; 8:53; 10:15; 10:18; 10:30; 10:32; 17:21
Acts
3:13; 3:25; 7:2; 7:2; 7:14; 22:1
Romans
4:1; 4:11; 4:12; 4:12; 4:16; 4:17; 8:15; 9:5; 9:10; 11:28; 15:6
1 Corinthians
4:15; 5:1; 10:1
2 Corinthians
1:3; 1:3; 6:18; 11:31
Galatians
4:6
Ephesians
1:3; 1:17; 2:18; 3:14; 3:14; 4:6
Colossians
1:3
Hebrews
1:1; 1:5; 11:23; 12:9; 12:9
James
1:17; 3:9
1 Peter
1:3
1 John
2:1; 2:13; 2:13; 2:14; 2:16; 3:1
Revelation
1:6; 2:27; 2:28; 3:5; 3:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3962 matches the Greek πατήρ (patēr),
which occurs 418 times in 372 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 2 / 8 (Mat 24:36–Luk 11:48)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:36 - But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father G3962 only.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:34 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, G3962 inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:29 - But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's G3962 kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39 - And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, G3962 if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:42 - He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, G3962 if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:53 - Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, G3962 and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:19 - Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, G3962 and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:20 - And straightway he called them: and they left their father G3962 Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:40 - And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father G3962 and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:10 - For Moses said, Honour thy father G3962 and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father G3962 or mother, let him die the death:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:11 - But ye say, If a man shall say to his father G3962 or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:12 - And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father G3962 or his mother;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:38 - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father G3962 with the holy angels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:21 - And he asked his father, G3962 How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:24 - And straightway the father G3962 of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:7 - For this cause shall a man leave his father G3962 and mother, and cleave to his wife;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:19 - Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father G3962 and mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, G3962 or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:10 - Blessed be the kingdom of our father G3962 David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:25 - And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father G3962 also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:26 - But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father G3962 which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:12 - Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father G3962 the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:32 - But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. G3962

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:36 - And he said, Abba, Father, G3962 all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:21 - And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father G3962 of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:17 - And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers G3962 to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:32 - He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father G3962 David:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:55 - As he spake to our fathers, G3962 to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:59 - And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. G3962

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:62 - And they made signs to his father, G3962 how he would have him called.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:67 - And his father G3962 Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:72 - To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, G3962 and to remember his holy covenant;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:73 - The oath which he sware to our father G3962 Abraham,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:48 - And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father G3962 and I have sought thee sorrowing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:49 - And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? G3962

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:8 - Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: G3962 for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:23 - Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers G3962 unto the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:26 - Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers G3962 to the false prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:36 - Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father G3962 also is merciful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:51 - And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father G3962 and the mother of the maiden.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:26 - For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, G3962 and of the holy angels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:42 - And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father. G3962

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:59 - And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. G3962

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:21 - In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, G3962 Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; G3962 for so it seemed good in thy sight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:22 - All things are delivered to me of my Father: G3962 and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; G3962 and who the Father G3962 is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:2 - And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father G3962 which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:11 - If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, G3962 will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:13 - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father G3962 give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:47 - Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers G3962 killed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 - Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: G3962 for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

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