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Galatians 6:7

not. Greek. me. App-105.

deceived. Greek. planao, App-128.

God. App-98.

mocked. Greek. mukterizomai. Only here, It means to turn up the nose at. Compare Luke 10:14 with Luke 23:35, where the intensive form ekmukterizo occurs.

also reap. reap also.

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