1 John 3:13

Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

Ver. 13. Marvel not, my brethren] Since it was so from the beginning, and the very first man that died, died for religion; so early came martyrdom into the world.

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¹³ Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

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