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Go through John's Gospel, and study the "believes," the "verilys,"…
Quote byDwight Lyman Moody · 1837–1899
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 40.
English (original)
Go through John's Gospel, and study the "believes," the "verilys," the " I ams; "and go through the Bible in that way, and it becomes a new book to you.
— Dwight Lyman Moody
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