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Romans 2:9

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Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
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  1. 1 Peter 4:17Rank 1 from verse 9
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    17For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

  2. Ezekiel 18:4Rank 2 from verse 9
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    4Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

  3. Romans 1:16Rank 3 from verse 9
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    16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

  4. Romans 3:29–30Rank 4 from verse 9
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    29Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

    30Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

  5. 2 Thessalonians 1:6Rank 5 from verse 9
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    6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

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Romans 2:9

COMBINED MEANING

tribulation

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Affliction, distress, anguish, persecution, oppression, trouble, or suffering.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

anguish

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Extreme distress, pain, grief, or oppressive trouble of body, mind, spirit, or heart.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

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

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

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10But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

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