KJV dictionary & concordance

contending

Meaning of “contending”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of contend. Sense 1: To strive against or oppose, whether in battle, dispute, or judgment. Sense 2: To strive earnestly for or in support of a person or cause.

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First occurrence: Jude 1:9

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Jude 1:9

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Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jude 1:9 · retained source text

Yet Michael the Archangel, when contending with the deuill, he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

1611 marginal noteZac. 3.2.

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