8 But when they wished to kill him, I adjured them much with tears not to be guilty of this sin. (T12)
Testament of Zebulun 1:8
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Testament of Zebulun 1:12–14
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Acts 5:32–34
32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.” 33 When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death. 34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law w…
Luke 8:30–32
30 “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31 And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss. 32 There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let th…
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