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religion

Meaning of “religion”

The professed worship and service of God.

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5 occurrences5 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Acts 26:5

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Every verse containing “religion”

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Acts 26:5
Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 26:5 · retained source text

Which knew me from the beginning, (if they would testifie) that after the most straitest sect of our religion, I liued a Pharisee.

Galatians 1:13
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Galatians 1:13 · retained source text

For yee haue heard of my couuersation in time past, in the Iewes Religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the Church of God, and wasted it:

Galatians 1:14
And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Galatians 1:14 · retained source text

And profited in the Iewes Religion, aboue many my equals in mine owne nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

1611 marginal noteGr. equals in yeeres.

James 1:26
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · James 1:26 · retained source text

If any man among you seeme to be religious, & bridleth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.

James 1:27
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · James 1:27 · retained source text

Pure religion and vndefiled before God and the Father, is this, to visit the fatherlesse and widowes in their affliction, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted from the world.

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