ginomai G1096

γίνομαι (ginomai) means “to be” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

γίνομαι Greek · G1096 664 tagged occurrences in 623 verses

Pronunciation guide: ghin'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1096

γίνομαι · ginomai · to be

γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), [in LXX chiefly for היה ;] 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a first appearance in public, Mrk.1:4, Jhn.1:6, al.; before ἐκ (of birth), Rom.1:3, Gal.4:4; διά, Jhn.1:3; βροντή, Jhn.12:29; σεισμός, Rev.6:12; γογγυσμός, Act.6:1; χαρά, Act.8:8, many other similar exx.; ἡμέρα, Luk.22:66, al.; ὀψέ, Mrk.11:19; πρωΐα, Mat.27:1; νύξ, Act.27:27. 2. Of events, to come to pass, take place, happen: Mat.5:18, Mrk.5:14, Luk.1:20 2:15, Act.4:21, 2Ti.2:18, al.; μὴ γένοιτο [LXX for חָלִילָה, Jhn.22:29, al.], far be it, God forbid: Rom.3:4 (ICC, in l.), 1Co.6:15 and frequently in Pl.; καὶ ἐγένετο, ἐγένετο δέ ([in LXX for וַיְהִי ;] see Burton, 142 f.; M, Pr., 16f.; Dalman, Words, 32 f.; Robertson, Gr., 1042 f.), with indic, Mat.7:28, Luk.1:8, al.; before καί and indic., Luk.8:1, Act.5:7, al.; with accusative and inf., Mrk.2:23, Luk.3:21, al.; ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο, before τοῦ with inf., Act.10:25; with dative of person(s), to befall one: with inf., Act.20:16; with accusative and inf., Act.22:6; with adv., εὖ, Eph.6:3; τ́ ἐγένετο αὐτῷ (Field, Notes, 115), Act.7:40 (LXX); before εἰς, Act.28:6. 3. to be made, done, performed, observed, enacted, ordained, etc.: Mat.6:10 19:8, Mrk.2:27 11:23, Act.19:26, al.; before διά with genitive, Mrk.6:2, Act.2:43; ὑπό, Luk.13:17; ἐκ, Luk.4:23; ἐν, 1Co.9:15; ἀπογραφή, Luk.2:2; ἀνάκρισις Act.25:26; ἄφεσις, Heb.9:22; ὁ νόμος, Gal.3:17; τὸ πάσχα, Mat.26:2. 4. to become, be made, come to be: with pred., Mat.4:3, Luk.4:3, Jhn.2:9, 1Co.13:11, al.; before ὡς, ὡσεί, Mat.10:25, Mrk.9:26; εἰς (M, Pr., 71f.), Mrk.12:1o, al.; with genitive Rev.11:15; id., of age, Luk.2:42; with dative, γ. ἀνδρί ([LXX for הָיָה לְאִישׁ, Rut.1:12, al. ;] see Field, Notes, 156), Rom.7:3, 4; before ἐν, Act.22:17, Rev.1:10, al.; ἐπάνω, Luk.19:19; μετά, with genitive, Mrk.16:[10], Act.9:19; before εἰς, ἐπί (Field, Notes, 135), κατά (ib., 62), with accusative of place, Act.20:16 21:35 27:7, al.; before ἐκ, Mrk.9:7, Luk.3:22, 2Th.2:7, al. Aoristic pf. γέγονα (M, Pr., 52, 145f.; Field, Notes, 1f.), Mat.25:6, Luk.10:36, al. Aor. ἐγενήθη (for ἐγένετο, M, Pr., 139f.; Mayser, 379), Mat.11:23, al. (Cf. απο-, δια-, επι-, παρα-, συμ-, παρα-, προ-.) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

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How translators render G1096

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
vvv	40
came	32
became	22
be	21
was	18
had happened	16
certainly not	12
has become	10
become	9
happen	8
is	8
it was	8
there was	8
as	7
happened	6
took place	6
be done	5
to become	5
were	5
will be	5
arose	4
broke out	4
comes	4
had been performed	4
i became	4
i was	4
may become	4
there were	4
was made	4
appeared	3
has	3
has come	3
have been	3
have happened	3
he became	3
might become	3
there is	3
they were	3
to be	3
were performed	3
when	3
being	2
born	2
came up	2
fell	2
happening	2
has been	2
has happened	2
have become	2
he was	2
i have become	2
it becomes	2
it happens	2
it is done	2
it will be done	2
may	2
must be	2
must be done	2
perform	2
performed	2
rang out	2
reached	2
swept	2
there will be	2
this became	2
to be seen again	2
to happen	2
turned	2
was happening	2
we have become	2
we were	2
will happen	2
will not be	2
will result	2
you are	2
you have become	2
you have been	2
you have not been	2
you may be	2
you may become	2
after	1
all was	1
and after	1
and became	1
and fell	1
and you are	1
approaching	1
are	1
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avoid	1
be met	1
becomes	1
been	1
began	1
being made	1
by becoming	1
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came over the crowd	1
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come	1
come to pass	1
comes to pass	1
continued	1
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died	1
do	1
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exalted	1
formed	1
gain	1
grew	1
grew to	1
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happens	1
has already occurred	1
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has brought	1
has occurred	1
has proved to be	1
have appeared	1
have been brought	1
have been finished	1
have been made	1
have come	1
have i now become	1
he	1
he becomes one	1
he came	1
he fell	1
he has	1
he has become	1
he is taken	1
he lived as	1
he may become	1
he might become	1
he perform	1
he should become	1
he spent	1
he was doing	1
i am	1
i lived	1
i may share	1
if she is	1
if she marries	1
is accomplished	1
is expressed	1
it all came	1
it comes to pass	1
it does happen	1
it had	1
it has always been	1
it has become	1
it has come to pass	1
it is	1
it may go	1
it turned to	1
it will happen	1
jesus was	1
let it be done	1
let us not become	1
loses	1
made	1
man-made gods	1
may be	1
may happen	1
may it happen	1
may such a thing never happen	1
may you never bear	1
might belong	1
might have been	1
must become	1
never	1
of becoming	1
of this	1
one day	1
our conduct was	1
paul reached	1
proving yourselves to be	1
said	1
set	1
shall have authority	1
she has become	1
she is joined	1
should be	1
should become	1
so he became	1
so will it be done	1
soon afterward	1
take place	1
that began	1
that came	1
that had been turned into	1
that has come	1
that have come	1
that have happened	1
the boy became	1
the disobedient do	1
there appeared	1
there arose	1
there came	1
there may be	1
they arrived	1
they turned to	1
they were all	1
they would be	1
this will not occur	1
to	1
to come	1
to get	1
to perform	1
to reach	1
to secure	1
to take place	1
to take place while	1
turned to	1
was a descendant	1
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was not	1
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we arrived	1
we have been	1
we have come	1
we lived	1
we may be	1
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we would become	1
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were filled with	1
were made	1
were overcome	1
when daylight came	1
when he arrived	1
when he has	1
when he was	1
while	1
while jesus was	1
who had been	1
who have shared	1
will	1
will be needed	1
will become	1
will come to pass	1
will it be done	1
will not occur	1
will receive	1
will she be	1
will turn	1
would be	1
would come	1
would happen	1
you are to	1
you did	1
you were	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
it came to pass	56
was	52
be	28
there was	24
made	17
was come	16
came	15
were	15
god forbid	14
be ye	13
it was	13
is	11
be done	10
was made	10
became	9
it came to pass that	9
was done	9
there arose	8
be made	7
were done	7
come	6
come to pass	6
he was	6
is made	6
let	6
when	6
become	5
is become	5
may be	5
there came	5
there were	5
what was done	5
are	4
are become	4
being	4
shall be	4
are done	3
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be fulfilled	3
be it	3
done	3
had	3
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have been	3
i was	3
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it is done	3
it shall be done	3
that was done	3
there is	3
to be	3
we are made	3
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when he was	3
when it was	3
ye may be	3
am made	2
ariseth	2
be thou	2
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been	2
being made	2
did	2
hath been	2
have	2
he became	2
he is	2
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it is come to pass	2
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waxed	2
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which was done	2
ye	2
ye are	2
ye be	2
ye have	2
affrighted	1
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and answered	1
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and durst	1
and was made	1
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are there	1
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arose	1
as	1
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as though	1
awaking out	1
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being assembled	1
being ended	1
brought	1
by means	1
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camest thou	1
cometh	1
coming on	1
continued	1
doing	1
drawing	1
falling	1
for	1
give	1
grow	1
had been	1
hath been done	1
have lost his saltness	1
having been	1
he be	1
he be taken	1
he becometh	1
he cometh	1
he is made	1
he might be	1
he purposed	1
he should be put	1
he that was	1
i am become	1
i am made	1
i have been	1
i might be	1
is come	1
is found	1
is happened	1
is it	1
is past	1
is she	1
it be made	1
it became	1
it becometh	1
it come	1
it come to pass	1
it cometh to pass	1
it is	1
it may be	1
it should be	1
it thundered	1
laid wait	1
let him	1
let him be	1
let him become	1
let us	1
made when	1
many	1
may be done	1
may be made	1
might	1
might be	1
might be made	1
might come	1
must	1
not	1
of	1
openly	1
require	1
shall be brought to pass	1
shall be done	1
shall be made	1
shall be performed	1
shall be turned	1
shall come to pass	1
shall ye be	1
she be married	1
should be	1
should be married	1
should have	1
so be that	1
so it was	1
sounded	1
that arose	1
that it should be	1
that was made	1
there be	1
there fell	1
there followed	1
there is made	1
there may be	1
there shall be	1
they became	1
they should be	1
thou art become	1
thou art made	1
thou hast been	1
though she be married	1
to be made	1
to come	1
to him that was possessed with the devil	1
to pass	1
used we	1
vanished out	1
was any thing kept	1
was come to pass	1
was divided	1
was shewed	1
was there	1
we behaved ourselves	1
we have been	1
we might be	1
we should be made	1
wept sore	1
were finished	1
when he is	1
when he was come	1
when it is	1
when there arose	1
when there had been	1
when there was made	1
when they were	1
which came	1
which have been done	1
which is come to pass	1
which was	1
which was made	1
which was published	1
which were	1
which were done	1
whilst ye became	1
with	1
with them partakest	1
would	1
would grow	1
ye might be	1
ye were	1

Verses containing G1096

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1 Corinthians 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
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1 Corinthians 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
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1 Corinthians 7:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
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1 Corinthians 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
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1 Corinthians 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.
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1 Corinthians 9:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.
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1 Corinthians 9:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
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1 Corinthians 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.
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1 Corinthians 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
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1 Corinthians 10:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
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1 Corinthians 10:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”
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1 Corinthians 10:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.
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1 Corinthians 10:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
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1 Corinthians 11:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
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1 Corinthians 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
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1 Corinthians 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
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1 Corinthians 13:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.
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1 Corinthians 14:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
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1 Corinthians 14:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
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1 Corinthians 14:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
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1 Corinthians 14:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
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1 Corinthians 15:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
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1 Corinthians 15:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.
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1 Corinthians 15:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
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1 Corinthians 15:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
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1 Corinthians 15:58 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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1 Corinthians 16:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
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1 Corinthians 16:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
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1 Corinthians 16:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do everything in love.
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2 Corinthians 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
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2 Corinthians 1:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”
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2 Corinthians 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
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2 Corinthians 5:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
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2 Corinthians 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
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2 Corinthians 6:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
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2 Corinthians 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
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2 Corinthians 8:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality.
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2 Corinthians 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
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Galatians 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
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Galatians 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
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Galatians 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
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Galatians 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
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Galatians 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
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Galatians 3:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
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Galatians 4:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
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Galatians 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
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Galatians 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
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Galatians 5:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
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Galatians 6:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
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Ephesians 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
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