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subjection

Meaning of “subjection”

The condition of being under authority, control, obedience, restraint, or discipline.

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14 occurrences13 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Psalms 106:42

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1 Corinthians 9:27
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
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1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 9:27 · retained source text

But I keepe vnder my body, and bring it into subiection: lest that by any meanes when I haue preached to others, I my selfe should be a castaway.

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The act of subduing or bringing under another's dominion; the state of being under another's power, control, or government.

volume 2, leaf 692, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 93)