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Acts 23:13

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KJV ORIGINAL

And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

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There were more than forty people who had joined this plot together.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the crowd against you is bigger than you think, but that doesn't change what's right.

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