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Gentiles

Meaning of “Gentiles”

Persons of the nations; in the New Testament, persons distinguished from Jews.

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129 occurrences121 verses27 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 10:5

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1 Peter 2:12
Having your conversation honest among the gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Peter 2:12 · retained source text

Hauing your conuersation honest among the Gentiles, that whereas they speake against you as euill doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorifie God in the day of visitation.

1611 marginal noteOr, wherin.

1 Peter 4:3
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
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1611 witness · 1 Peter 4:3 · retained source text

For the time past of our life may suffice vs to haue wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciuiousnes, lusts, excesse of wine, reuellings, banquetings, and abhominable idolatries.

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