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- "And Elishaª sawª° [it], and he¹ cried,ª° My father,ª my father,ª the chariotª of Israel,ª and the horsemenª thereof. And he sawª° him no¹ more:¹ and he took holdª° of his own clothes,ª and rentª° them in twoª pieces.ª" {2Kg 2:12} + "And the kingª of Israelª saidª° unto¹ Elisha,ª when he sawª° them, My father,ª shall I smiteª° [them]? shall I smiteª° [them]?" {2Kg 6:21} + "Now Elishaª was fallen sickª° of¹ his sicknessª whereof¹ he died.ª° And Joashª the kingª of Israelª came downª° unto¹ him, and weptª° over¹ his face,ª and said,ª° O my father,ª my father,ª the chariotª of Israel,ª and the horsemenª thereof." {2Kg 13:14} + "Let me not,¹ I pray you,¹ acceptª° any man'sª person,ª neither¹ let me give flattering titlesª° unto¹ man.ª ... For¹ I knowª° not¹ to give flattering titles;ª° [in so doing] my makerª° would soonª take me away.ª°" {Job 32:21-22} + "Men,ª brethren,ª andª fathers,ª hear¹ ye²° myª defenceª [which I make] nowª untoª you.ª" {Act 22:1} + "Forª thoughª ye haveª° ten thousandª instructorsª inª Christ,ª yetª [have ye] notª manyª fathers:ª forª inª Christª Jesusª Iª have begottenª° youª throughª the¹ gospel.ª" {1Co 4:15} + "Rebukeª° notª an elder,ª butª intreatª° [him] asª a father;ª [and] the younger menª asª brethren;ª ... The elder womenª asª mothers;ª the youngerª asª sisters,ª withª allª purity.ª" {1Tm 5:1-2} + "Furthermoreª² we have hadª° fathersª of ourª fleshª which correctedª [us], andª we gave [them] reverence:ª° shall we²° notª muchª ratherª be in subjectionª° unto the¹ Fatherª of spirits,ª andª live?ª°" {Hbr 12:9}
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