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gainsaying

Meaning of “gainsaying”

Contradicting; denying; opposing.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Acts 10:29

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Every verse containing “gainsaying”

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Acts 10:29
Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 10:29 · retained source text

Therfore came I vnto you without gainesaying, as soone as I was sent for. I aske therefore, for what intent ye haue sent for me.

Romans 10:21
But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 10:21 · retained source text

But to Israel he sayth, All day long I haue stretched foorth my hands vnto a disobedient and gainesaying people.

1611 marginal noteEsa. 65.2.

Jude 1:11
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jude 1:11 · retained source text

Wo vnto them, for they haue gone in the way of Kain, and ranne greedily after the errour of Balaam, for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

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