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sufficient

Meaning of “sufficient”

Enough, adequate, competent, or equal to the stated need, work, purpose, cost, burden, or occasion.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
13 occurrences12 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 36:7

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2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 3:5 · retained source text

Not that wee are sufficient of our selues to thinke any thing as of our selues: but our sufficiencie is of God:

2 Corinthians 12:9
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · retained source text

And he said vnto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weaknes. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest vpon me.

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Enough; adequate to the need or end; competent, fit, or able.

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