And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
The 1611 reading
And I beseech you brethren, suffer the word of exhortation, for I haue written a letter vnto you in few words.
KJV dictionary & concordance
1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.
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First occurrence: Genesis 9:22
Complete exact-word concordance
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
And I beseech you brethren, suffer the word of exhortation, for I haue written a letter vnto you in few words.
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
My brethren, count it all ioy when ye fall into diuers temptations,
Do not err, my beloved brethren.
Doe not erre, my beloued brethren.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Wherefore my beloued brethren, let euery man bee swift to heare, slow to speake, slow to wrath.
MY brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
¶ My brethren, haue not the faith of our Lord Iesus Christ the Lord of glorie, with respect of persons.
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Hearken, my beloued brethren, Hath not God chosen the poore of this world, rich in faith, and heires of the kingdome, which hee hath promised to them that loue him?
1611 marginal noteOr, that.
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say hee hath faith, and haue not workes? can faith saue him?
MY brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
¶ My brethren, bee not many masters, knowing that we shall receiue the greater condemnation.
1611 marginal noteOr, iudgement.
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing: my brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Can y e figtree, my brethren, beare oliue berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountaine both yeeld salt water & fresh.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
2 · KJV context and cross-references