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- "On that¹ dayª they readª° in the bookª of Mosesª in the audienceª of the people;ª and therein was foundª° written,ª° that¹ the Ammoniteª and the Moabiteª should not¹ comeª° into the congregationª of Godª for² ever;ª¹" {Neh 13:1} + "And he had preparedª° for him a greatª chamber,ª where¹ aforetimeª¹ they laidª°¹ the meat offerings,ª the frankincense,ª and the vessels,ª and the tithesª of the corn,ª the new wine,ª and the oil,ª which was commandedª [to be given] to the Levites,ª and the singers,ª° and the porters;ª and the offeringsª of the priests.ª" {Neh 13:5} + "The adversaryª hath spread outª° his handª upon¹ all¹ her pleasant things:ª for¹ she hath seenª° [that] the heathenª enteredª° into her sanctuary,ª whom¹ thou didst commandª° [that] they should not¹ enterª° into thy congregation.ª" {Lam 1:10} + "Andª Jesusª wentª° intoª the¹ templeª of God,ª andª cast outª° all¹ them² that soldª° andª boughtª° inª the¹ temple,ª andª overthrewª° the¹ tablesª of the¹ moneychangers,ª andª the¹ seatsª of them that soldª° doves,ª ... Andª saidª° unto them,ª It is written,ª° Myª houseª shall be calledª° the houseª of prayer;ª butª yeª have madeª° itª a denª of thieves.ª" {Mtt 21:12-13} + "Crying out,ª° Menª of Israel,ª help:ª° Thisª isª° the¹ man,ª that teachethª° allª [men] every whereª againstª the¹ people,ª andª the¹ law,ª andª this²¹ place:ª andª furtherª broughtª° Greeksª alsoª intoª the¹ temple,ª andª hath pollutedª° this²¹ holyª place.ª ... (Forª they hadª° seen beforeª° withª himª inª the¹ cityª Trophimusª an Ephesian,ª whomª they supposedª° thatª Paulª had broughtª° intoª the¹ temple.)ª" {Act 21:28-29}
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