Joshua 2:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

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  • Josh 2:18 : 18 Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you let us down by: and you shall bring your father, and your mother, and your brothers, and all your father's household, home unto you.
  • Matt 7:24 : 24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
  • John 2:5 : 5 His mother said to the servants, Whatever he tells you, do it.

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