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unjust

Meaning of “unjust”

Sense 1: Not right, fair, lawful, honest, or equitable; unrighteous, wicked, fraudulent, partial, or withholding what is due. Sense 2: A person so acting.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
17 occurrences15 verses10 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Psalms 43:1

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Showing verses 11–15 of 15 · 17 word occurrences in this result

Acts 24:15
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 24:15 · retained source text

And haue hope towards God, which they themselues also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the iust and vniust.

1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Peter 3:18 · retained source text

For Christ also hath once suffered for sinnes, the iust for the vniust, that he might bring vs to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit.

Revelation 22:11
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 22:11 · retained source text

He that is vniust, let him be vniust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and hee that is righteous, let him bee righteous still: and hee that is holy, let him be holy still.

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