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Lexicon :: Strong's G906 - ballō

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βάλλω
Transliteration
ballō (Key)
Pronunciation
bal'-lo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary word
mGNT
123x in 44 unique form(s) TR
125x in 43 unique form(s) LXX
51x in 24 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 1:526,91

Strong’s Definitions

†βάλλω bállō, bal'-lo; a primary verb; to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense):—arise, cast (out), × dung, lay, lie, pour, put (up), send, strike, throw (down), thrust. Compare G4496.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 125x

The KJV translates Strong's G906 in the following manner: cast (86x), put (13x), thrust (5x), cast out (4x), lay (3x), lie (2x), miscellaneous (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 125x
The KJV translates Strong's G906 in the following manner: cast (86x), put (13x), thrust (5x), cast out (4x), lay (3x), lie (2x), miscellaneous (12x).

  1. to throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls

    1. to scatter, to throw, cast into

    2. to give over to one's care uncertain about the result

    3. of fluids

      1. to pour, pour into of rivers

      2. to pour out

  2. to put into, insert

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†βάλλω bállō, bal'-lo; a primary verb; to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense):—arise, cast (out), × dung, lay, lie, pour, put (up), send, strike, throw (down), thrust. Compare G4496.
STRONGS G906:
βάλλω; future βάλῶ; perfect βέβληκα; 2 aorist ἔβαλον (3 person plural ἔβαλον in Luke 23:34; Acts 16:23, ἔβαλαν, the Alex. form, in Acts 16:37 L T Tr WH; [Revelation 18:19 Lachmann, see WH's Appendix, p. 165 and] for references ἀπέρχομαι at the beginning); passive [present βάλλομαι]; perfect βέβλημαι; pluperfect ἐβεβλήμην; 1 aorist ἐβλήθην; 1 future βληθήσομαι; to throw — either with force, or without force yet with a purpose, or even carelessly;
1. with force and effort: βάλλειν τινὰ ῥαπίσμασι to smite one with slaps, to buffet, Mark 14:65 Rec. (an imitation of the phrases, τινὰ βάλλειν λίθοις, βελεσι, τόξοις, etc., κακοῖς, ψόγῳ, σκώμμασι, etc., in Greek writings; cf. Passow, i., p. 487; [Liddell and Scott, under the word I. 1 and 3]; for the Rec. ἔβαλλον we must read with Fritzsche and Schott ἔβαλον, from which arose ἔλαβον, adopted by L T Tr WH; βαλεῖν and λαβεῖν are often confounded in manuscripts; cf. Grimm on 2 Macc. 5:6; [Scrivener, Introduction, p. 10]); βάλλειν λίθους ἐπί τινι or τινα, John 8:59 (John 7:59); χοῦν ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλάς, Revelation 18:19 [WH marginal reading ἐπέβ.]; κονιορτὸν εἰς τὸν ἀέρα, Acts 22:23; τὶ εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, Mark 9:42; Revelation 8:8; Revelation 18:21; εἰς τὸ πῦρ, Matthew 3:10; Matthew 18:8; Luke 3:9; Mark 9:22; John 15:6; εἰς κλίβανον, Matthew 6:30; Luke 12:28; εἰς γέενναν, [Matthew 5:29], Matthew 5:30 [R G]; Mark 9:47; εἰς τ. γῆν, Revelation 8:5, 7; Revelation 12:4, 9, 13; εἰς τ. ληνόν, Revelation 14:19; εἰς τ. λιμνήν, Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10, 14f; εἰς τ. ἄβυσσον, Revelation 20:3; absolutely and in the passive to be violently displaced from a position gained, Revelation 12:10 L T Tr WH. an attack of disease is said βάλλειν τινὰ εἰς κλίνην, Revelation 2:22; passive to lie sick abed, be prostrated by sickness: βέβλημαι ἐπὶ κλίνης, Matthew 9:2; Mark 7:30 [R G L marginal reading]; with ἐπὶ κλίνης omitted, Matthew 8:6, 14, cf. Luke 16:20; τινὰ εἰς φυλακήν, to cast one into prison, Matthew 5:25; Matthew 18:30; Luke 12:58; Luke 23:19 [R G L], Luke 23:25; John 3:24; Acts 16:23f, 37; Revelation 2:10; [β. ἐπί τινα τὴν χεῖρα or τάς χεῖρας to lay hand or hands on one, apprehend him, John 7:44 L Tr WH, also 30 L marginal reading]; δρέπανον εἰς γῆν to apply with force, thrust in, the sickle, Revelation 14:19; μάχαιραν βάλλειν (to cast, send) ἐπὶ τ. γῆν, Matthew 10:34, which phrase gave rise to another found in the same passage, viz., εἰρήνην βάλλ. ἐπὶ τ. γῆν, to cast (send) peace; ἔξω, to cast out or forth: Matthew 5:13; Matthew 13:48; Luke 14:35 (Luke 14:34); 1 John 4:18; John 15:6; ἑαυτὸν κάτω to cast oneself down: Matthew 4:6; Luke 4:9; ἑαυτὸν εἰς τ. θάλασσαν, John 21:7; passive in a reflexive sense [Buttmann, 52 (45)], βλήθητι, Matthew 21:21; Mark 11:23; τὶ ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ to cast a thing from oneself, throw it away: Matthew 5:29; Matthew 18:8; ὕδωρ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος, Revelation 12:15f (cast out of his mouth, Luther schoss aus ihrem Munde); ἐνώπιον with the genitive of place, to cast before (eagerly lay down), Revelation 4:10; of a tree casting its fruit because violently shaken by the wind, Revelation 6:13. Intransitive, to rush (throw oneself [cf. Winers Grammar, 251 (236); 381 (357) note1; Buttmann, 145 (127)]): Acts 27:14; (Homer, Iliad 11, 722; 23, 462, and other writings; [cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word III. 1]).
2. without force and effort; to throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls: κλῆρον to cast a lot into the urn [B. D. under the word Lot], Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:24 from Psalm 21:19 (Ps. 22:19); (κύβους, Plato, legg. 12, p. 968 e. and in other writings). to scatter: κόπρια [Rec.st κοπρίαν], Luke 13:8; seed ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, Mark 4:26; εἰς κῆπον, Luke 13:19. to throw, cast, into: ἀργύριον εἰς τὸν κορβανᾶν [L marginal reading Tr marginal reading κορβᾶν], Matthew 27:6; χαλκόν, δῶρα, etc., εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον, Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4, cf. John 12:6. βᾴλλειν τί τινι, to throw, cast, a thing to: τὸν ἄρτον τοῖς κυναρίοις, Matthew 15:26; Mark 7:27; ἔμπροσθέν τινος, Matthew 7:6; ἐνώπιόν τινος, Revelation 2:14 (see σκάνδαλον, b. β.); to give over to one's care uncertain about the result: ἀργύριον τοῖς τραπεζίταις, to deposit, Matthew 25:27. of fluids, to pour, to pour in: followed by εἰς, Matthew 9:17; Mark 2:22; Luke 5:37; John 13:5, (οἶνον εἰς τὸν πιθον, Epictetus 4, 13, 12; of rivers, ῥόον εἰς ἅλα, Ap. Rhod. 2, 401, etc.; Sept. Judges 6:19 [Ald., Complutensian]); to pour out, ἐπί τινος, Matthew 26:12.
3. to move, give motion to, not with force yet with attention and for a purpose; εἴς τι, to put into, insert: Mark 7:33 (τοὺς δακτύλους εἰς τὰ ὦτα); John 20:25, 27; John 18:11; χαλίνους εἰς τὸ στόμα James 3:3; to let down, cast down: John 5:7; Matthew 4:18 [cf. Mark 1:16 Rec.]; Matthew 17:27. Metaphorically: εἰς τὴν καρδίαν τινός, to suggest, John 13:2 (τί ἐν θυμῷ τινος, Homer, Odyssey 1, 201; 14, 269; εἰς νοῦν, schol. ad Pindar Pythagoras 4, 133; others; ἐμβάλλειν εἰς νοῦν τινι, Plutarch, vit. Timol c. 3). [Compare: ἀμφι-, ἀνα-, ἀντι-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐμ-, παρεμ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, περι-, προ-, συμ-, ὑπερ-, ὑποβάλλω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Judges
6:19
Psalms
22:19
Matthew
3:10; 4:6; 4:18; 5:13; 5:25; 5:29; 5:29; 5:30; 6:30; 7:6; 8:6; 8:14; 9:2; 9:17; 10:34; 13:48; 15:26; 17:27; 18:8; 18:8; 18:30; 21:21; 25:27; 26:12; 27:6; 27:35
Mark
1:16; 2:22; 4:26; 7:27; 7:30; 7:33; 9:22; 9:42; 9:47; 11:23; 12:41; 12:42; 12:43; 12:44; 14:65; 15:24
Luke
3:9; 4:9; 5:37; 12:28; 12:58; 13:8; 13:19; 14:34; 14:35; 16:20; 21:1; 21:2; 21:3; 21:4; 23:19; 23:25; 23:34; 23:34
John
3:24; 5:7; 7:44; 7:59; 8:59; 12:6; 13:2; 13:5; 15:6; 15:6; 18:11; 19:24; 20:25; 20:27; 21:7
Acts
16:23; 16:23; 16:37; 16:37; 22:23; 27:14
James
3:3
1 John
4:18
Revelation
2:10; 2:14; 2:22; 4:10; 6:13; 8:5; 8:7; 8:8; 12:4; 12:9; 12:10; 12:13; 12:15; 14:19; 14:19; 18:19; 18:19; 18:21; 19:20; 20:3; 20:10; 20:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G906 matches the Greek βάλλω (ballō),
which occurs 123 times in 107 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:10 - “And already the axe [of God’s judgment] is [fn]swinging toward the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:6 - And he said [mockingly] to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written,

‘HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU [to serve, care for, protect and watch over You]’;

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‘THEY WILL LIFT YOU UP ON their HANDS,

SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:18 -

As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

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“You are the [fn]salt of the earth; but if the salt has [fn]lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people [when the walkways are wet and slippery].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:25 - “Come to terms quickly [at the earliest opportunity] with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way [to court], so that your opponent does not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you are thrown into prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:29 - “If your right eye makes you stumble and leads you to sin, tear it out and throw it away [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:30 - “If your right hand makes you stumble and leads you to sin, cut it off and throw it away [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:30 - “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive and green today and tomorrow is [cut and] thrown [as fuel] into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!

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“Do not give that which is holy to [fn]dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, for they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:19 - “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:6 - and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, with intense and terrible, tormenting pain.”

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When Jesus went into Peter’s house [in Capernaum], He saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

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They brought to Him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a stretcher. Seeing their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], Jesus said to the paralytic, “Do not be afraid, son; your sins are forgiven [the penalty is paid, the guilt removed, and you are declared to be in right standing with God].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:17 - “Nor is new wine put into old [fn]wineskins [that have lost their elasticity]; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the [fermenting] wine spills and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, so both are preserved.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:34 -

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword [of division between belief and unbelief].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:42 - and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:47 -

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet which was lowered into the sea, and gathered fish of every kind,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:48 - and when it was full, they dragged it up on the beach; and they sat down and sorted out the good fish into baskets, but the worthless ones they threw away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:50 - and throw the wicked into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:26 - And He replied, “It is not good (appropriate, fair) to take the [fn]children’s bread and throw it to the [fn]pet dogs.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:27 - “However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to them [to pay the temple tax] for you and Me.”

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“If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble and sin, cut it off and throw it away from you [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into everlasting fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:9 - “If your eye causes you to stumble and sin, pluck it out and throw it away from you [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; it is better for you to enter life with only one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fiery hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:30 - “But he was unwilling and he went and had him thrown in prison until he paid back the debt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:21 - Jesus replied to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, if you have faith [personal trust and confidence in Me] and do not doubt or allow yourself to be drawn in two directions, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen [if God wills it].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:27 - ‘Then you ought to have put my money with the bankers, and at my return I would have received my money back with interest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:12 - “When she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:6 - The chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put these in the treasury [of the temple], because it is the price of blood.”

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And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting [fn]lots.

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As Jesus was walking by the shore of the [fn]Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon [Peter] and Simon’s brother, [fn]Andrew, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:22 - “No one puts new wine into old [fn]wineskins; otherwise the [fermenting] wine will [expand and] burst the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the wineskins. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”

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Then He said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who throws seed on the ground;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:27 - He was saying to her, “First let the children [of Israel] be fed, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the [fn]pet dogs (non-Jews).”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:30 - And returning to her home, she found the child lying on the couch [relaxed and resting], the demon having gone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:33 - Jesus, taking him aside by himself, away from the crowd, put His fingers into the man’s ears, and after spitting, He touched the man’s tongue [with the saliva];

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:22 - “The demon has often thrown him both into fire and into water, intending to kill him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!”

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“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe and trust in Me to stumble [that is, to sin or lose faith], it would be better for him if a heavy millstone [one requiring a donkey’s strength to turn it] were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:45 - “If your foot causes you to stumble and sin, cut it off [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]! It would be better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:47 - “If your eye causes you to stumble and sin, throw it out [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]! It would be better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:23 - “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and [fn]does not doubt in his heart [in God’s unlimited power], but believes that what he says is going to take place, it will be done for him [in accordance with God’s will].

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And He sat down opposite the [temple] treasury, and began watching how the people were putting money into the [fn]treasury. And many rich people were putting in [fn]large sums.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:42 - A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a [fn]mite.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:43 - Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this poor widow put in [proportionally] more than all the contributors to the treasury.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:44 - “For they all contributed from their surplus, but she, from her poverty, put in all she had, all she had to live on.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:24 - And they crucified Him, and [fn]divided up His clothes among themselves, casting lots for them to see who should take what.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 - “Even now the axe [of God’s judgment] is swinging toward the root of the trees; so every tree that does not produce good fruit is being cut down and thrown into the fire.”

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Then he led Jesus to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple, and said [mockingly] to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:37 - “And no one puts new wine into old [fn]wineskins; otherwise the new [fermenting] wine will [expand and] burst the skins and it will be spilled out, and the skins will be ruined.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:28 - “But if this is how God clothes the grass which is in the field today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You of little faith!

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“I have come to cast fire (judgment) on the earth; and how I wish that it were already kindled!


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