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Latin 790 Spanish 15 French 290 Gręco - Latin Branch Portuguese 18 Italian 43
Grison 1 Old German 23 Luther's 781 Other ver . 43 Cath . Vers . 46 Heterodox
55 Orthodox 95 Teutonic Branch Saxon 118 Danish 116 Dutch 274 Icelandic 14
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Latin 790 Spanish 15 French 290 Gręco - Latin Branch Portuguese 18 Italian 43
Grison 1 Old German 23 Luther's 781 Other ver . 43 Cath . Vers . 46 Heterodox
55 Orthodox 95 Teutonic Branch Saxon 118 Danish 116 Dutch 274 Icelandic 14
...
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TEUTONIC BRANCH : -- The following and twelve other Dialects . ( GERMANIC .
) BRANCH When printed Chief For whom Copies circulated since1800 by the B.
& F. Bible Society Languages . or made . Translators . inte : ded . Gothic Cent .
TEUTONIC BRANCH : -- The following and twelve other Dialects . ( GERMANIC .
) BRANCH When printed Chief For whom Copies circulated since1800 by the B.
& F. Bible Society Languages . or made . Translators . inte : ded . Gothic Cent .
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BRANCH When printed Chief For whom Copies circulated since 1800 by the B. &
F. Bible Society . Languages . or made . Translators . intended . . . Portuguese
1681. 1719. 1751 79,800 D'Almeida , Pe- Portugal , reira 6,500,000 . Indo - Por- ...
BRANCH When printed Chief For whom Copies circulated since 1800 by the B. &
F. Bible Society . Languages . or made . Translators . intended . . . Portuguese
1681. 1719. 1751 79,800 D'Almeida , Pe- Portugal , reira 6,500,000 . Indo - Por- ...
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BRANCH When printed Chief For whom Copies circulated since 1800 by the B. &
F. Bible Society . Languages . or made . Translators . intended . . . Lithuanian
1590. 1735 11,000 Bretkins , Lithuania , Quandt 2,300,000 . Samogitian 1814 .
BRANCH When printed Chief For whom Copies circulated since 1800 by the B. &
F. Bible Society . Languages . or made . Translators . intended . . . Lithuanian
1590. 1735 11,000 Bretkins , Lithuania , Quandt 2,300,000 . Samogitian 1814 .
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... especially in German and French . III . - MONOSYLLABIC FAMILY OF
LANGUAGES : Spoken in South - Eastern Asia , by nations of Mongolian type .
CHINESE BRANCH . BRANCH Languages Date . Chief Translators . For whom
intended .
... especially in German and French . III . - MONOSYLLABIC FAMILY OF
LANGUAGES : Spoken in South - Eastern Asia , by nations of Mongolian type .
CHINESE BRANCH . BRANCH Languages Date . Chief Translators . For whom
intended .
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Page 11 - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that JESUS CHRIST came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Page 10 - beseeched as brethren by the mercies of God to present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is our reasonable service...
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Page 13 - I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written.
Page 14 - Let him study the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament. Therein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God for its author; salvation for its end ; and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.
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