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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

2 Corinthians 5:13

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Sive enim mente excedimus, Deo, sive sobrii sumus, vobis, Greek: eite gar exestemen, theo eite sophronoumen, umin. See Annotation on Mark iii. 21. p. 147. [There is an applicable annotation in this commentary on Mark iii. 21. but the page reference is unknown.]

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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