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gain

Meaning of “gain”

Profit, increase, advantage, benefit, or what is acquired; to obtain, win, acquire, profit by, or bring a person to the truth or cause sought.

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30 occurrences29 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Judges 5:19

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Acts 16:16
¶ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 16:16 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe, as we went to prayer, a certaine Damosell possessed with a spirit of diuination, met vs: which brought her masters much gaine by soothsaying.

1611 marginal noteOr, of Pythom,

Acts 19:24
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
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1611 witness · Acts 19:24 · retained source text

For a certaine man named Demetrius, a siluer smith, which made siluer shrines for Diana, brought no small gaine vnto the craftsmen:

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