Therefore, whenever a narrative indicates a change in time or place, it is at that point one may mark off a new scene and therefore what is equivalent to a new paragraph and a new thought that is being built within the logic and structure of the story. Several Bible versions will indicate more breaks in the text, for their rule is to indent and begin a new paragraph every time the speaker changes. But this rule usually is not useful for scene analysis and for preaching. Instead, we should stick with
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