eimi G1510

εἰμί (eimi) means “to be” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

εἰμί Greek · G1510 2,326 tagged occurrences in 1,988 verses

Pronunciation guide: i-mee' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1510

εἰμί · eimi · to be

εἰμί, with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. I. As substantive verb. 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4, 8, 4:8, 11:17, 16:5 (see Swete, Ap., 5; M, Pr., 228); τὰ (μὴ) ὄντα, Rom.4:17, 1Co.1:28. 2. Of times, events, etc., to be, happen, take place: Mat.24:3, Mrk.14:2, 15:42, Luk.21:23, Jhn.4:6, 23, 5:10, al. 3. to be present, be in a place, have come: Mat.2:13, 15, Mrk.1:45, 5:21, 15:40, Luk.1:80, 5:29, Jhn.7:30, al.; before εἰς, Mrk.2:1; before ἐκ, (ἐξ), Mat.1:20, 21:25, Mrk.11:30, Jhn.3:31, al. 4. Impers., ἔστι, ἦν, etc.; (a) there is (Fr. il y a), was, etc.: Mat.16:28, Luk.16:19, Jhn.3:1, 5:2, Rom.3:10, al.; with dative (of the possessor; Bl., §37, 3), Mat.16:22, Luk.1:7, Jhn.18.10, Rom.9:2, al.; ἔστιν ὅς, ὅστις (chiefly in pl), Mat.16:28, 19:2, Mrk.9:1, al.; (b) with inf., = ἔξεστιν (which see), it is possible: Heb.9:5, 1Co.11:20, RV (but see ICC, in l.). II. As copula uniting subject and predicate. 1. Expressing simply identity or equivalence: Mat.5:13, 14:15, Luk.1:18, 19, Jhn.1:1, 4:19, Rev.3:9, al. mult. 2. Explicative, as in parable, figure, type, etc.: Mat.13:19, 1Co.9:2, 10:4, 11:25, Gal.4:24, Rev.17:15, al.; ταῦτ᾽ ἔστιν, Mat.27:46, Mrk.7:2, Rom.7:18 al.; ὅ ἐστιν, Mrk.3:17, Col.1:24, Heb.7:2, al.; akin to this is the sacramental usage: Mat.26:26-28, Mrk.14:22, 24, Luk.22:19, 1Co.11:24 (see ICC on Mk, I Co, ll. with; DB, iii, 148 f.). 3. C. genitive: qual., etc., Mrk.5:42, Luk.3:23, 1Co.14:33, Heb.12:11, al.; part., 1Ti.1:20, 2Ti.1:15; poss., Mat.5:3, 10, Mrk.12:7, Luk.4:7; of service or partisanship, Rom.8:9, 1Co.1:12, 2Co.10:7, 2Ti.2:19. 4. C. dative (BL, §37, 3): Act.1:8, 9:15, Rom.4:12, 1Co.1:18, 2:14, Rev.21:7, al. 5. C. ptcp., as a periphrasis for the simple verb (Bl., §62, 1, 2; M, Pr., 225 ff.); (a) with ptcp. pf. (cl.): Mat.10:30, Luk.9:32, Jhn.3:24, Act.21:35, 1Co.15:19, al; (b) with ptcp. pr. (esp. in impf., as in Heb. and Aram.; Dalman, Words, 35 f.), Mat.7:29, Mrk.1:22, Luk.4:31, 14:1, Act.1:10, al. mult., id. for imper. (M, Pr., 180f., 182f.), with ellipsis of εἰμί, Rom.12:9, 10, Heb.13:5, al.; (with) with ptcp. aor. (cl), Luk.23:9. 6. Seq. εἰς (cf. Heb. הָיָה לְ), a vernac. usage (M, Pr., 71): Mat.19:5, Mrk.10:8, Heb.8:10, al. 7. C. adv.: Mat.19:20, Mrk.4:26, Luk.18:11, al. 8. Ellipses; (a) of the copula (Bl., §30, 3): Mat.8:29, 24:32, Jhn.21:22, 23, Heb.6:4, al.; (b) of the predicate: ἐγώ εἰμί, Mat.14:27, Mrk.6:50, al.; absol. (cf. Deu.32:39; אֲנִי הוּא), Mrk.13:6, Jhn.4:26, al. (cf. ἄπ-, ἔν-, πάρ-, συμ-πάρ-, σύν-ειμι). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I am, exist.

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How translators render G1510

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
is	501
are	207
was	166
it is	75
am	73
will be	71
were	63
vvv	59
you are	50
i am	47
there is	47
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to be	33
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it was	30
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be	22
there was	21
are you	18
they were	18
there are	17
there were	17
you will be	16
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i was	12
there will be	12
you were	12
had	10
will	10
am he	9
have	8
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as	7
means	7
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arent	6
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isnt	6
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who was	6
will it be	6
you have been	6
he	5
jesus was	5
she is	5
come	4
comes	4
happen	4
has	4
i will be	4
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they will be	4
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who are	4
will become	4
you	4
am i	3
and	3
are like	3
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does	3
he will be	3
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let him be	3
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she was	3
that is	3
they	3
they may be	3
you may be	3
and is	2
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belonging	2
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exist	2
existed	2
follow	2
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have been	2
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he stayed	2
i do	2
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it were	2
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there	2
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to	2
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we	2
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when we were	2
which is here	2
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will she be	2
will there be	2
would	2
you had been	2
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and absorbed	1
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become	1
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been	1
belonged	1
belonged to	1
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came about	1
can this be	1
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consisting	1
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contains	1
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could this be	1
crowded	1
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do	1
do not be	1
does not show	1
during	1
even though he did not yet have	1
even though he was	1
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exists	1
for	1
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have come	1
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he had been	1
he had removed it	1
he has been	1
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he lived	1
he may be	1
he must be	1
he remains	1
he stood	1
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he was already	1
he were	1
he would not be	1
herod was	1
himself	1
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i have	1
i have been	1
i live	1
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i will	1
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i would be	1
if they are	1
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into the	1
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it meant	1
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it read	1
it was from	1
it was now	1
it will all be	1
it will be done	1
it will happen	1
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its	1
jesus	1
kept	1
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let there be	1
let this be	1
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lived	1
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mean	1
meaning	1
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meant	1
might be	1
now i am	1
now there were	1
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of us	1
of you	1
one	1
our	1
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paul was	1
people were	1
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regard him	1
rely on	1
remain	1
saul stayed	1
shall be	1
shall be made	1
shall i do	1
shall we say	1
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sided	1
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since they are	1
since you are	1
standing	1
stands for	1
stay	1
stood	1
surely	1
surely not	1
sweep	1
that dwells	1
the authorities are	1
the believers gathered together	1
the holy spirit had	1
the man had been	1
the meaning	1
the meaning of	1
their	1
then let this be	1
there should be	1
there will be more	1
these things are	1
they continued	1
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they exist	1
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they had been	1
they had belonged	1
they remain	1
they shared	1
they will all be	1
they will not be	1
this	1
this gospel is	1
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this man is	1
this matter involved	1
this means	1
this point is	1
those present	1
though	1
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though i am	1
though you once were	1
throughout	1
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to bring	1
to find	1
to go	1
to remain	1
was about to happen	1
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was using	1
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we who are	1
we will	1
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were often	1
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were together	1
what he looks like	1
when there is	1
which is	1
while he was	1
while he was still	1
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while she was still	1
while we are	1
who belonged to	1
who belongs to	1
who live	1
who were	1
whose temple was	1
will appear	1
will be a sign	1
will correspond to	1
will get	1
will have	1
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will not experience	1
will own	1
with	1
would not rest	1
would share	1
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you bear	1
you do	1
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you have	1
you may	1
you may have	1
you really are	1
you so occupy	1
you too are	1
you will	1
you will just be	1
you will not be	1
you yourselves are	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
is	570
was	190
are	188
am	84
be	82
it is	82
shall be	70
were	70
art	47
he was	45
i am	43
there is	42
he is	38
being	37
to be	36
it was	35
ye are	32
there was	30
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they are	27
we are	26
thou art	23
shall	19
there are	19
there be	18
is it	16
there shall be	16
there were	15
are they	14
may be	13
are ye	12
is he	12
have	11
had	10
i was	10
it be	9
should be	9
which is	9
ye were	9
it shall be	8
that is	8
ye shall be	7
am i	6
art thou	6
he	6
is to say	6
might be	6
thou be	6
we were	6
when	6
he be	5
is there	5
let him be	5
shall it be	5
they	5
which are	5
i will be	4
it had been	4
it shall come to pass	4
let	4
she is	4
should	4
that were	4
there should be	4
they be	4
thou shalt be	4
when he was	4
which were	4
ye be	4
are we	3
he had	3
he were	3
shall i be	3
shall there be	3
stood	3
that are	3
that was	3
they had been	3
they may be	3
wast	3
we	3
we shall be	3
which was	3
will	3
ye may be	3
agree	2
be it	2
did	2
had been	2
have been	2
he had been	2
he shall be	2
i	2
i shall be	2
it were	2
meaneth	2
meant	2
shall have	2
shall she be	2
should mean	2
that	2
that be	2
they had	2
they shall be	2
they that are	2
thou hadst been	2
thou hast been	2
thou shalt	2
was it	2
we have	2
when he is	2
when we were	2
which	2
which art	2
which had	2
who are	2
who is	2
will be	2
ye have	2
a fool	1
against	1
agree with	1
agreed	1
and had	1
and is	1
and was	1
are there	1
art also	1
be it so	1
be thou	1
belongeth	1
bringeth	1
bringeth forth fruit	1
but dung	1
but loss	1
came	1
cannot be tempted	1
come	1
cometh	1
consisteth	1
continued	1
continued all night	1
descendeth	1
diligent	1
drew near	1
dureth	1
endure	1
followed	1
for	1
for all there were	1
forasmuch as	1
give thyself wholly	1
hast	1
hast been	1
have i been	1
have our being	1
have thou	1
having	1
he belonged	1
he hath been	1
he may be	1
he might be	1
he preached	1
he sat	1
he shall have	1
he should	1
he taught	1
he that is	1
he withdrew	1
himself to be	1
i be	1
i shall	1
i should	1
if	1
imprisoned	1
in	1
it	1
it becometh	1
it pleased	1
it remaineth	1
it shall	1
it should be	1
joined hard to	1
just men	1
knowing	1
let it	1
make	1
may	1
may have	1
men	1
might	1
mighty	1
now i am	1
of	1
of daily	1
one	1
ought	1
owneth	1
perish	1
sat down	1
seeing	1
seeing that there are	1
seeing ye	1
shall be made	1
shall it	1
shall we	1
shalt	1
shalt be	1
shalt have	1
shalt thou be	1
she may be	1
she pass	1
she was	1
should have been	1
shouldest be	1
soweth	1
stand	1
taught	1
that he is	1
that he was	1
that there are	1
that there is	1
that there was	1
that they are	1
that they do good	1
the christ	1
the shepherd	1
them that are	1
there	1
they continued stedfastly	1
they looked stedfastly	1
they should be	1
they that were	1
thing is	1
this is	1
those things which be	1
thou mayest	1
thou wast	1
thou wert	1
though he was	1
though i be	1
though they were	1
to be known	1
to be made	1
to have been	1
to them who are	1
us was	1
used	1
was come	1
watched	1
we be	1
we cannot	1
we had been	1
we may be	1
we should	1
we that are	1
we would	1
went	1
went before	1
were it	1
what would follow	1
when i was	1
when it was	1
when there is	1
when thou wast	1
whereas i was	1
which am	1
which though	1
while	1
while i was	1
while she was	1
who was	1
who were	1
will come	1
ye	1
ye belong	1
ye have been	1
ye know	1
you	1

Verses containing G1510

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1 Timothy 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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1 Timothy 5:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.
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1 Timothy 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
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1 Timothy 6:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
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1 Timothy 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
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1 Timothy 6:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
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2 Timothy 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
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2 Timothy 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
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2 Timothy 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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2 Timothy 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
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2 Timothy 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
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2 Timothy 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
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2 Timothy 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.
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2 Timothy 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
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2 Timothy 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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2 Timothy 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,
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2 Timothy 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.
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2 Timothy 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
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2 Timothy 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
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2 Timothy 4:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.
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Titus 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
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Titus 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
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Titus 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
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Titus 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
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Titus 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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Titus 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
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Titus 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
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Titus 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.
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Titus 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
knowing that such a man is corrupt and sinful; he is self-condemned.
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Titus 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
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Philemon 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
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Philemon 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
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Philemon 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
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Hebrews 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
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Hebrews 1:5 · BSB · 3 occurrences
For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
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Hebrews 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
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Hebrews 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”
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Hebrews 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
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Hebrews 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
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Hebrews 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
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Hebrews 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
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Hebrews 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
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Hebrews 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
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Hebrews 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
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Hebrews 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
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Hebrews 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.
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Hebrews 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
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Hebrews 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
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Hebrews 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
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Hebrews 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.
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