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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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First occurrence: Judges 5:19

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1 Corinthians 9:21
To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 9:21 · retained source text

To them that are without Law, as without Law (being not without Law to God, but vnder the Law to Christ,) that I might gaine them that are without Law.

1 Corinthians 9:22
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 9:22 · retained source text

To the weake became I as weake, that I might gaine the weake: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all meanes saue some.

2 Corinthians 12:17
Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 12:17 · retained source text

Did I make a gaine of you by any of them, whom I sent vnto you?

2 Corinthians 12:18
I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 12:18 · retained source text

I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother: did Titus make a gaine of you? Walked wee not in the same spirit? walked wee not in the same steps?

Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Philippians 1:21 · retained source text

For to me to liue is Christ, and to die is gaine.

1 Timothy 6:5
Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
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Peruerse disputings of men of corrupt mindes, and destitute of the trueth, supposing that gaine is godlinesse: From such withdraw thy selfe.

1611 marginal noteOr.gallings one of another.

James 4:13
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · James 4:13 · retained source text

Goe to now ye that say, To day or to morrow wee will goe into such a city and continue there a yere, and buy, and sell, and get gaine:

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