Acts 9:16
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For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
In other translations
For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
Greek words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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