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
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becomes	1
been	1
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being made	1
by becoming	1
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come	1
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comes to pass	1
continued	1
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do	1
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formed	1
gain	1
grew	1
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had come	1
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happens	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 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 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
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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
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being assembled	1
being ended	1
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by means	1
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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
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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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Acts 13:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
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Acts 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
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Acts 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
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Acts 14:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
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Acts 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
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Acts 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
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Acts 15:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
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Acts 15:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
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Acts 16:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
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Acts 16:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
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Acts 16:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
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Acts 16:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
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Acts 16:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
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Acts 19:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
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Acts 19:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
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Acts 19:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
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Acts 19:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
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Acts 19:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
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Acts 19:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
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Acts 19:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
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Acts 19:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
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Acts 20:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
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Acts 20:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
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Acts 20:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
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Acts 20:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
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Acts 21:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
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Acts 21:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
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Acts 21:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
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Acts 21:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
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Acts 21:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
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Acts 21:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
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Acts 21:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
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Acts 22:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
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Acts 22:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
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Acts 23:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
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Acts 23:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
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Acts 23:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
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Acts 23:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
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Acts 24:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
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Acts 24:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
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Acts 25:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
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Acts 25:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.
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Acts 26:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from my earliest childhood among my own people, and also in Jerusalem.
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Acts 26:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
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Acts 26:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
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Acts 26:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
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Acts 26:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
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Acts 27:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
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Acts 27:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
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Acts 27:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
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