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
arrived	1
avoid	1
be met	1
becomes	1
been	1
began	1
being made	1
by becoming	1
came over	1
came over the crowd	1
came to him	1
came upon	1
come	1
come to pass	1
comes to pass	1
continued	1
did you get	1
died	1
do	1
do not be	1
do not become a stumbling block	1
does not become	1
encountered	1
exalted	1
formed	1
gain	1
grew	1
grew to	1
had become	1
had become of	1
had come	1
had not occurred	1
had spoken	1
happens	1
has already occurred	1
has become a priest	1
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has been made	1
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 breaking out	1
was doing	1
was not	1
was not made	1
was split	1
was underway	1
we arrived	1
we have been	1
we have come	1
we lived	1
we may be	1
we never used	1
we will be set	1
we would become	1
we would have become	1
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
are made	3
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
were made	3
when he was	3
when it was	3
ye may be	3
am made	2
ariseth	2
be thou	2
becometh	2
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
we were	2
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which was done	2
ye	2
ye are	2
ye be	2
ye have	2
affrighted	1
am i	1
and answered	1
and became	1
and durst	1
and was made	1
are come to pass	1
are there	1
are wrought	1
arose	1
as	1
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as though	1
awaking out	1
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became i	1
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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Hebrews 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
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Hebrews 6:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
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Hebrews 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.
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Hebrews 7:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
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Hebrews 7:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless
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Hebrews 7:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,
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Hebrews 7:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
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Hebrews 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.
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Hebrews 7:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
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Hebrews 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.
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Hebrews 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
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Hebrews 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
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Hebrews 10:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.
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Hebrews 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
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Hebrews 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
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Hebrews 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
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Hebrews 11:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
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Hebrews 11:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
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Hebrews 12:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
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James 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
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James 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
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James 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
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James 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
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James 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
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James 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
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James 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
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James 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
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James 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
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James 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
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1 Peter 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
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1 Peter 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
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1 Peter 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
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1 Peter 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
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1 Peter 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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1 Peter 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
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2 Peter 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
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2 Peter 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
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2 Peter 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.
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2 Peter 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
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2 Peter 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
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1 John 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.
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2 John 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
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3 John 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
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Revelation 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
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Revelation 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
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Revelation 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
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Revelation 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
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Revelation 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.
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Revelation 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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Revelation 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
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