kai G2532

καί (kai) means “and” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

καί Greek · G2532 9,017 tagged occurrences in 5,122 verses

Pronunciation guide: kahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2532

καί · kai · and

καί, conj., and I. Copulative. 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12, 9:4, al. (b) connecting numerals (WM, §37, 4): Jhn.2:20, Act.13:20; (with) joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Mat.8:33, 26:59, Mrk.16:17, Act.5:29, al. 2. Connecting clauses and sentences: Mat.3:12, Act.5:21, al. mult.; esp. (a) where, after the simplicity of the popular language, sentences are paratactically joined (WM, §60, 3; M, Pr., 12; Deiss., LAE, 128ff.): Mat.1:21, 7:25, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.10:3, al.; (b) joining affirmative to negative sentences: Luk.3:14, Jhn.4:11, IIIJhn.10; (with) consecutive, and so: Mat.5:1, 23:32, Heb.3:19, al.; after imperatives, Mat.4:19, Luk.7:7, al.; (d) = καίτοι, and yet: Mat.3:14, 6:26, Mrk.12:12, Luk.18:7 (Field, Notes, 72), 1Co.5:2, al.; (e) beginning an apodosis (= Heb. וְ; so sometimes δέ in cl.), then: Luk.2:21, 7:12, Act.1:10; beginning a question (WM, §53, 3a): Mrk.10:26, Luk.10:29, Jhn.9:36. 3. Epexegetic, and, and indeed, namely (WM, §53, 3c): Luk.3:18, Jhn.1:16, Act.23:6, Rom.1:5, 1Co.3:5, al. 4. In transition: Mat.4:23, Mrk.5:1, 21, Jhn.1:19, al.; so, Hebraistically, καὶ ἐγένετο (וַי:הִי; also ἐγένετο δέ), Mrk.1:9 (cf. Luk.5:1; V. Burton, §§357-60; M, Pr., 14, 16). 5. καὶ . . . καί, both . . . and (for τε . . . καί, see: τε); (a) connecting single words: Mat.10:28, Mrk.4:41, Rom.11:33, al.; (b) clauses and sentences: Mrk.9:13, Jhn.7:28, 1Co.1:22, al. II. Adjunctive, also, even, still: Mat.5:39, 40; Mrk.2:28, al. mult.; esp. with pron., adv., etc., Mat.20:4, Jhn.7:47, al; ὡς κ., Act.11:17; καθὼς κ., Rom.15:7; οὑτω κ., Rom.6:11; διὸ κ., Luk.1:35; ὁ κ. (Deiss., BS, 313ff.), Act.13:9; pleonastically, μετὰ κ.. (Bl., §77, 7; Deiss., BS, 265f,), Php.4:3; τί κ., 1 Co 15:29; ἀλλὰ κ., Luk.14:22, Jhn.5:18, al.; καίγε (M, Pr., 230; Burton, §437), Act.17:27; καίπερ, Heb.5:8; κ. ἐάν, see: ἐάν. ἐάν, contr. fr. εἰ ἄν, conditional particle, representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of εἰ with ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf. Jhn.13:17, 1Co.7:36), if haply, if; 1. with subjc. (cl.); (a) pres.: Mat.6:22, Luk.10:6, Jhn.7:17, Rom.2:25, 26 al.; { (b) aor. (= Lat. fut. pf.): Mat.4:9 16:26 (cf. ptcp. in Luk.9:25; M, Pr., 230), Mrk.3:24, Luk.14:34, Jhn.5:43, Rom.7:2, al.; = cl. εἰ, with opt., Jhn.9:22 11:57, Act.9:2; as Heb. אִם = ὅταν, Jhn.12:32 14:3, I Jhn.2:28 3:2, Heb.3:7" (LXX) . 2. C. indic, (as in late writers, fr. Arist. on; see WH, App., 171; VD, MGr. 2, App., §77; Deiss., BS, 201f., LAE, 155, 254; M, Pr., 168, 187; Bl., §65, 4); (a) fut.: Mat.18:19 T, Luk.19:40, Act.7:7; (b) pres.: 1Th.3:8 (see Milligan, in l.). 3. With other particles: ἐ. καί (Bl., §65, 6), Gal.6:1; ἐ. μή (M, Pr., 185, 187; Bl., l.with), with subjc. pres., Mat.10:13, 1Co.8:8, Jas.2:17, 1Jn.3:21; aor., Mat.6:15, Mrk.3:27, Jhn.3:3, Rom.10:15, Gal.1:8 2:16 (see Lft., Ellic., in ll.); ἐ. τε . . . ἐ. τε, [in LXX for אִם . . . אִם, Est.19:13, al.,] Rom.14:8. 4. = cl. ἄν (which see) after relat. pronouns and adverbs (Tdf., Pr., 96; WH, App., 173; M, Pr., 42f.; Bl., §26, 4; Mayser, 152f.; Deiss., BS, 202ff.): ὃς ἐ., Mat.5:19, Mrk.6:22, 23 Luk.17:32, 1Co.6:18, al.; ὅπου ἐ., Mat.8:19; ὁσάκις ἐ., Rev.11:6; οὗ ἐ., 1Co.16:6; καθὸ ἐ., 2Co.8:12; ὅστις ἐ., Gal.5:10. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

and, even, also, namely.

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How translators render G2532

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
and	5167
then	261
but	180
also	143
vvv	141
so	126
even	89
when	78
or	49
yet	44
as well	43
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there	10
as well as	9
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who	8
including	7
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still	6
at this	5
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you have come	2
accompanied by	1
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also called	1
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am with	1
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and around	1
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and holding	1
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and i saw	1
and i will call her	1
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and keep	1
and much	1
and no one knows	1
and others	1
and pray	1
and present	1
and she told them	1
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and since we have	1
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and still	1
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and the money	1
and there is	1
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and though	1
and to have	1
and to show	1
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are you not	1
as they	1
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because	1
blessed is	1
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by now	1
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do	1
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especially	1
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had been killed	1
have	1
have with	1
he	1
he and	1
he gave	1
he had fallen	1
he sent	1
he thus	1
he was the one	1
he who is both	1
however	1
i also	1
i even	1
i gave	1
i know	1
i want	1
i wanted	1
in fact	1
in this way	1
instead	1
instead of	1
it has been doing	1
it was	1
just as	1
long to see	1
love	1
more than that	1
must also	1
neither	1
next	1
nor is	1
nor should there be	1
nor will	1
now as	1
oath	1
of	1
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only	1
others	1
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since	1
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so is	1
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so when	1
such	1
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the	1
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when paul	1
when they were	1
whether	1
which	1
who are	1
whom	1
why	1
will it be	1
you are also	1
yourself	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
and	7656
also	508
even	106
both	53
but	41
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that	14
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a levite	1
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again	1
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all	1
although	1
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an altar	1
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and yet	1
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brasen vessels	1
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cephas	1
commandment	1
cumbereth	1
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dionysius	1
eighteen	1
even all	1
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from	1
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having	1
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he sent for	1
he was	1
he which had received	1
he will	1
high captains	1
himself	1
his	1
honour	1
i	1
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i be rude	1
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i fear	1
in like manner	1
is he brought in bondage	1
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it is dressed	1
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james	1
jesus	1
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let	1
mary	1
mercy	1
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yea though	1

Verses containing G2532

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1 Thessalonians 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.
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1 Thessalonians 3:6 · BSB · 4 occurrences
But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.
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1 Thessalonians 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.
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1 Thessalonians 3:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith.
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1 Thessalonians 3:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
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1 Thessalonians 3:12 · BSB · 3 occurrences
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
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1 Thessalonians 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
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1 Thessalonians 4:1 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
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1 Thessalonians 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
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1 Thessalonians 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
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1 Thessalonians 4:6 · BSB · 3 occurrences
and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
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1 Thessalonians 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
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1 Thessalonians 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
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1 Thessalonians 4:11 · BSB · 3 occurrences
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
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1 Thessalonians 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
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1 Thessalonians 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
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1 Thessalonians 4:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
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1 Thessalonians 4:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
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1 Thessalonians 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
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1 Thessalonians 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.
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1 Thessalonians 5:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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1 Thessalonians 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
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1 Thessalonians 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
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1 Thessalonians 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
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1 Thessalonians 5:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
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1 Thessalonians 5:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
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1 Thessalonians 5:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.
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1 Thessalonians 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
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1 Thessalonians 5:23 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Thessalonians 5:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
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2 Thessalonians 1:1 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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2 Thessalonians 1:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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2 Thessalonians 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
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2 Thessalonians 1:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
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2 Thessalonians 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
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2 Thessalonians 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
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2 Thessalonians 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
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2 Thessalonians 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
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2 Thessalonians 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.
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2 Thessalonians 1:11 · BSB · 3 occurrences
To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
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2 Thessalonians 1:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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2 Thessalonians 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.
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2 Thessalonians 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
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2 Thessalonians 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.
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2 Thessalonians 2:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
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2 Thessalonians 2:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
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2 Thessalonians 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
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2 Thessalonians 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
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