- because:
- "And Abrahamª saidª° unto¹ God,ª O thatª Ishmaelª might liveª° before¹ thee!²" {Gen 17:18} + "And it came to pass¹ afterª these¹ things,ª that Godª did temptª°¹ Abraham,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, Abraham:ª and he said,ª° Behold,¹ [here] I [am]. ... And he said,ª° Take¹ now²°¹¹ thy son,ª¹ thine onlyª [son]¹ Isaac,ª whom¹ thou lovest,ª° and get¹ thee²° into¹ the landª of Moriah;ª and offer¹ him²° there¹ for a burnt offeringª upon¹ oneª of the mountainsª which¹ I will tellª° thee of.¹" {Gen 22:1-2} + "And the kingª was much moved,ª° and went upª° to¹ the chamberª over the gate,ª and wept:ª° and as he went,²°¹ thus¹ he said,ª° O my sonª Absalom,ª my son,ª my sonª Absalom!ª would God¹¹ I¹ had diedª° for¹ thee,²° O Absalom,ª my son,ª my son!ª" {2Sm 18:33} + "He that lovethª° fatherª orª motherª more¹ than² meª isª° notª worthyª of me:ª andª he that lovethª° sonª orª daughterª more¹ than² meª isª° notª worthyª of me.ª" {Mtt 10:37} + "Nowª noªª chasteningª forª² the¹ presentª° seemethª° to beª° joyous,ª butª grievous:ª neverthelessª afterwardª it yieldethª° the peaceableª fruitª of righteousnessª unto them which are exercisedª° thereby.ªª" {Hbr 12:11}
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