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      "reference": "John 12:24",
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      "reference": "James 1:2",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "count it all joy... trials",
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      "reference": "2 Cor. 6:10",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "sorrowful, yet always rejoicing",
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