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1 Timothy 2:7

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Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
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  1. Acts 9:15Rank 1 from verse 7
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    15But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

  2. 2 Timothy 1:11Rank 2 from verse 7
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    11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

  3. Romans 9:1Rank 3 from verse 7
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    1I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

  4. Ephesians 3:7–8Rank 4 from verse 7
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    7Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

    8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

  5. Romans 15:16Rank 5 from verse 7
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    16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

  6. Ecclesiastes 12:8–10Rank 6 from verse 7
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    8¶ Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

    9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

    10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

  7. Galatians 1:16Rank 7 from verse 7
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    16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

  8. Galatians 1:20Rank 8 from verse 7
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    20Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

  9. Galatians 2:9Rank 9 from verse 7
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    9And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

  10. Romans 11:13Rank 10 from verse 7
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    13For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

  11. 1 Timothy 1:11–12Rank 11 from verse 7
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    11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

    12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

  12. 2 Corinthians 11:31Rank 12 from verse 7
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    31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

  13. 2 Peter 2:5Rank 13 from verse 7
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    5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

  14. Acts 14:27Rank 14 from verse 7
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    27And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

  15. Acts 22:21Rank 15 from verse 7
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    21And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

  16. Acts 26:20Rank 16 from verse 7
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    20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

  17. Ecclesiastes 1:1–2Rank 17 from verse 7
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    1THE words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

    2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

  18. Ecclesiastes 1:12Rank 18 from verse 7
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    12¶ I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

  19. Ecclesiastes 7:27Rank 19 from verse 7
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    27Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

  20. Galatians 3:9Rank 20 from verse 7
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    9So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

  21. John 7:35Rank 21 from verse 7
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    35Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

  22. Psalms 111:7Rank 22 from verse 7
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    7The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

  23. Romans 10:14Rank 23 from verse 7
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    14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

  24. Acts 26:17–18Rank 24 from verse 7
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    17Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

    18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

  25. Galatians 2:16Rank 25 from verse 7
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    16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

  26. Romans 1:9Rank 26 from verse 7
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    9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

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1 Timothy 2:7

COMBINED MEANING

whereunto

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Unto or to what or which place, person, thing, likeness, office, purpose, condition, or result.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ordained

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Sense 1: Appointed or set apart to an office, work, purpose, or end. Sense 2: Established, decreed, ordered, prescribed, prepared, arranged, or settled.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

apostle

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One called and sent as an apostle of Jesus Christ, bearing a commission to preach and testify.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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lie

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Sense 1: To recline, rest, remain, or be situated. Sense 2: In ‘lie with,’ to have sexual intercourse. Sense 3: To speak falsely. Sense 4: A false statement or deception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

verity

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Truth, faithfulness, reality, certainty, or conformity to what is true.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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2:1I EXHORT therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

2:2For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

2:3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

2:4Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

2:5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

2:6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

2:7Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

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2:8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

2:9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

2:10But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

2:11Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

2:12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

2:13For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

2:14And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

2:15Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

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