English “a rod of iron” emboldened in Revelation 2:27 “And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father” is in fact “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God”.
Romans 16:21 Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius. and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.
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