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sake

Meaning of “sake”

Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.

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145 occurrences135 verses38 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:17

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2 Corinthians 4:5
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
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For we preach not our selues, but Christ Iesus the Lord, and our selues your seruants for Iesus sake.

2 Corinthians 4:11
For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
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For we which liue, are always deliuered vnto death for Iesus sake, that the life also of Iesus might bee made manifest in our mortall flesh.

2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 12:10 · retained source text

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christes sake: for when I am weake, then am I strong.

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