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approving

Meaning of “approving”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of approve. Sense 1: To judge or accept as worthy or fit. Sense 2: To discern or recognize as excellent.

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First occurrence: 2 Corinthians 6:4

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2 Corinthians 6:4
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 6:4 · retained source text

But in all things approuing our selues, as the Ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

1611 marginal noteGr. commending.

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