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because<00:14:17.679><c> he</c><00:14:17.879><c> couldn't</c><00:14:18.100><c> perceive</c><00:14:18.580><c> what</c><00:14:18.840><c> Jesus</c><00:14:19.139><c> was</c><00:14:19.440><c> asking.</c>

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then<00:14:57.259><c> that</c><00:14:57.500><c> which</c><00:14:57.639><c> is</c><00:14:57.879><c> in</c><00:14:58.100><c> part</c><00:14:58.539><c> shall</c><00:14:59.080><c> be</c><00:14:59.220><c> done</c><00:14:59.399><c> away.</c>

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see<00:15:05.399><c> through</c><00:15:05.639><c> a</c><00:15:05.799><c> glass</c><00:15:06.080><c> darkly.</c>

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But<00:15:07.539><c> then</c><00:15:08.200><c> face</c><00:15:08.539><c> to</c><00:15:08.759><c> face,</c><00:15:10.539><c> now</c><00:15:10.799><c> I</c><00:15:11.000><c> know</c><00:15:11.159><c> in</c><00:15:11.440><c> part.</c>

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