Matthew 6:21

2 Corinthians 4:18; Acts 8:21; Colossians 3:1-3; Hebrews 3:12; Isaiah 33:6; Jeremiah 22:17; Jeremiah 4:14; Luke 12:34; Matthew 12:34; Philemon 1:19; Philemon 1:3; Proverbs 4:23; Romans 7:5-7

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Luke 11:34 .

²¹ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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Matthew 6:21