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2 Timothy 3:11

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KJV ORIGINAL

Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The persecution and pain I went through in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra — all that suffering I had to endure. But God pulled me through every single one of those dark times.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Even when life hits you from every angle, God's got your back and will see you through.

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