But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.even their 1Sa 2:15-17 8:15 Pr 29:12
so did Mt 5:47 2Co 11:9 12:13
because 9 Job 31:23 Ps 112:1 147:11 Pr 16:6 Ec 12:13,14 Isa 50:10 Lu 18:2-4

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Alphabetical: a act addition also and assistants because before besides bread burden burdens But did do domineered earlier even fear food for former forty from God governors heavy I in it laid like lorded me not of on out over people placed preceding reverence servants shekels silver so that the Their them those to took were who wine
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