2 Corinthians 13:7
Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
Now I pray to God, that ye doe no euill, not that we should appeare approued, but that ye should doe y t which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
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- James 1:12Rank 1 from verse 7
12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when hee is tried, hee shall receiue the crowne of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that loue him.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23Rank 2 from verse 7
23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
23And the very God of peace sanctifie you wholly: and I pray God your whole spirit, and soule, and body be preserued blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ.
- 1 Timothy 2:2Rank 3 from verse 7
- 2 Corinthians 6:8–9Rank 4 from verse 7
8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
8By honour and dishonour, by euil report and good report, as deceiuers and yet true:
9As vnknowen, & yet wel knowen: as dying, and behold, we liue: as chastened, and not killed:
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- Philippians 1:9–11Rank 7 from verse 7
9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
9And this I pray, that your loue may abound yet more & more in knowledge, and in all ‖iudgment.
10That ye may ‖approue things that ‖are excellent, that ye may be sincere, and without offence till the day of Christ.
11Being filled with the fruites of righteousnesse, which are by Iesus Christ vnto the glory and praise of God.
- Philippians 4:8Rank 8 from verse 7
8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
8Finally, brethren, whatsoeuer things are true, whatsoeuer things are ‖honest, whatsoeuer things are iust, whatsoeuer things are pure, whatsoeuer things are louely, whatsoeuer things are of good report: if there bee any vertue, and if there bee any praise, thinke on these things:
- 1 Corinthians 11:19Rank 9 from verse 7
- 1 Corinthians 4:9–13Rank 10 from verse 7
9For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
10We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
12And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
13Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
9For I thinke that God hath set forth vs the Apostles last, as it were approued to death. For wee are made a †spectacle vnto the world, and to Angels, and to men.
10We are fooles for Christs sake, but ye are wise in Christ. We are weake, but ye are strong: yee are honourable, but we are despised.
11Euen vnto this present houre we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and haue no certaine dwelling place,
12*And labour, working with our owne hands: being reuiled, wee blesse: being persecuted, we suffer it:
13*Being defamed, we intreate: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the off-scouring of all things vnto this day.
- 1 Peter 2:12Rank 11 from verse 7
12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
12Hauing your conuersation honest among the Gentiles, that ‖whereas they speake against you as euill doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorifie God in the day of visitation.
- 2 Corinthians 10:10Rank 12 from verse 7
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- 1 Chronicles 4:10Rank 22 from verse 7
10And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
10And Iabez called on the God of Israel, saying, †Oh that thou wouldest blesse mee indeede, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might bee with me, and that thou wouldest †keepe mee from euill, that it may not grieue me. And God granted him that which he requested.
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2 Corinthians 13:7
Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.
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The one true God.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
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1. To come or become visible or manifest. 2. To come or present oneself before someone. 3. To seem or have an outward appearance.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of approve. Sense 1: To judge or accept as worthy or fit. Sense 2: To discern or recognize as excellent.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Upright, sincere, honourable, fair, or worthy of respect.
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reprobates
Those rejected or found unapproved, unfit, or corrupt.
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6But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
6But I trust that yee shall knowe that we are not reprobates.
7Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
7Now I pray to God, that ye doe no euill, not that we should appeare approued, but that ye should doe y t which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
Selected passage8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
8For wee can doe nothing against the trueth, but for the trueth.