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2 Corinthians 11:31–33
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2 Corinthians 11:31
31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
31The God and Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which is blessed for euermore, knoweth that I lie not.
2 Corinthians 11:32
32In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
32In Damascus the gouernour vnder Aretas the King, kept the citie with a garison, desirous to apprehend mee.
2 Corinthians 11:33
33And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
33And through a window in a basket was I let downe, by the wall, and escaped his hands.
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DEFINED WORDS
2 Corinthians 11:31
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
The Anointed One.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604
Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Always; at all times. Always; eternally.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
To recline, rest, remain, or be situated; also, to speak falsely or a falsehood.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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2 Corinthians 11:32
A ruler, chief officer, or person entrusted with authority over others.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A sovereign ruler; one who reigns over a people or realm.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Retained, guarded, observed, or preserved.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A body of stationed troops or the guarded post occupied by them, as the context indicates.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Wishing for or strongly desiring something.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To seize, grasp, or lay hold of.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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2 Corinthians 11:33
From one side or end to another; by means of; throughout; or because of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
An opening or aperture in the wall or structure of a building, ship, or ark.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A woven container used for carrying or holding things.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place; figuratively, a defense or protection.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Got free, fled, avoided danger, or passed without harm.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The end parts of the arms used for holding and working; also figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 31
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Open the full verse study3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
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Open the full verse study5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
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Open the full verse study3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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Open the full verse study3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
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Open the full verse study3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
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Open the full verse study30I and my Father are one.
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Open the full verse study25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
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Open the full verse study6That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Open the full verse study11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
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Open the full verse study17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Open the full verse study16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
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Open the full verse study23Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
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Open the full verse study11Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.
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Open the full verse study14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Open the full verse study2And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
3Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Open the full verse study17Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
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Open the full verse study5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
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Open the full verse study9For 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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Open the full verse study1I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
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Open the full verse study5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
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Open the full verse study13Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
From verse 32
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Open the full verse study26In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
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Open the full verse study24But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
From verse 33
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Open the full verse study25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
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Open the full verse study12¶ So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
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Open the full verse study18Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.
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