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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 21:18

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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21:18-19 But not a hair of your head will perish! This idiom signifies full protection (1 Sam 14:45; 2 Sam 14:11; 1 Kgs 1:52; Dan 3:27). It refers here to the disciples’ souls, because some would be martyred for their faith (Luke 21:16).
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