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- "[It is] likeª a grainª of mustard seed,ª which,ª whenª it is sownª° inª the¹ earth,ª is¹ lessª than allª the¹ seedsª that¹ beª° inª the¹ earth:ª ... Butª whenª it is sown,ª° it groweth up,ª° andª becomethª° greater¹ than² allª herbs,ª andª shooteth outª° greatª branches;ª so thatª the¹ fowlsª of the¹ airª mayª° lodgeª° underª the¹ shadowª of it.ª" {Mrk 4:31-32} + "And he shall be¹ like a treeª plantedª° by¹ the riversª of water,ª that¹ bringeth forthª° his fruitª in his season;ª his leafª also shall not¹ wither;ª° and whatsoever¹¹ he doethª° shall prosper.ª°" {Psa 1:3} + "Those that be plantedª° in the houseª of the LORDª shall flourishª° in the courtsª of our God.ª ... They shall still¹ bring forth fruitª° in old age;ª they shall be¹ fatª and flourishing;ª" {Psa 92:13-14} + "But the pathª of the justª [is] as the shiningª light,ª that shinethª° more²° and more¹ unto¹ the perfectª° day.ª" {Prv 4:18} + "To every¹ [thing there is] a season,ª and a timeª to every¹ purposeª under¹ the heaven:ª" {Ecc 3:1} + "He hath madeª°¹ every¹ [thing] beautifulª in his time:ª also¹ he hath setª°¹ the worldª in their heart,ª so that²¹ no¹¹ manª can find outª°¹ the workª that¹ Godª makethª° from the beginningª¹ to¹ the end.ª" {Ecc 3:11} + "Then shall we know,ª° [if] we follow²° on¹ to knowª°¹ the LORD:ª his going forthª is preparedª° as the morning;ª and he shall comeª° unto us as the rain,ª as the latterª [and] former rain²°¹ unto the earth.ª" {Hsa 6:3} + "Being confidentª° of this² very thing,²¹¹ thatª he which hath begunª° a goodª workª inª youª will performª° [it] untilª the dayª of Jesusª Christ:ª" {Php 1:6} + "Andª thisª I pray,ª° thatª yourª loveª may aboundª° yetª moreª andª moreª inª knowledgeª andª [in] allª judgment;ª ... Being filledª° with the fruitsª of righteousness,ª whichª are byª Jesusª Christ,ª untoª the gloryª andª praiseª of God.ª" {Php 1:9-11} + "That yeª might walkª° worthyª of the¹ Lordª untoª allª pleasing,ª being fruitfulª° inª everyª goodª work,ª andª increasingª° inª the¹ knowledgeª of God;ª" {Col 1:10} + "Andª the¹ Lordª make²° you² to increaseª°¹ andª aboundª° in loveª one²° toward² another,ª¹ andª towardª allª [men], evenª asª weª [do] towardª you:ª ... To the end² he may stablishª° yourª heartsª unblameableª inª holinessª beforeª God,ª evenª ourª Father,ª atª the¹ comingª of ourª Lordª Jesusª Christª withª allª hisª saints.ª" {1Th 3:12-13}
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