the Lord's doing: Heb. from the Lord, Acts 2:32-36, Acts 3:14-15, Acts 5:31-32; Ephesians 1:19-22
it is: Job 5:9; Acts 4:13, Acts 13:41
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Psalms 118:23
Psalms 118:23
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