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offend

Meaning of “offend”

Sense 1: To transgress, sin, or act wrongly against. Sense 2: To displease or scandalize; to cause oneself or another to stumble or fall into sin.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
25 occurrences23 verses11 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Job 34:31

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1 Corinthians 8:13
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 8:13 · retained source text

Wherefore if meate make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

James 3:2
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · James 3:2 · retained source text

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

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1 · Direct Scripture definition

James 2:10

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To displease; to make angry; to affront. To transgress; to violate. To disturb, annoy, or cause to fall or stumble. To draw to evil, or hinder in obedience; to cause to sin or neglect duty.

volume 2, leaf 211, columns 2-3 (transitive verb entry)

To transgress the moral or divine law; to sin; to commit a crime. To cause dislike or anger. To be scandalized; to be stumbled.

volume 2, leaf 211, column 3 (intransitive verb entry)