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Greek

2039. ergasia -- work (noun)
... er-gas-ee'-ah) Short Definition: working, activity, trade, performance Definition:
working, activity, work, service, trade, business, gains of business ...
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2770. kerdaino -- to gain
... Js 4:13). Word Origin from kerdos Definition to gain NASB Word Usage gain (2), gained
(4), gains (2), incurred (1), profit (1), win (5), won (2). gain, win. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

214. otsar -- treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse
... Word Origin from atsar Definition treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse NASB Word
Usage armory (1), cellars (1), gains (1), storehouse (3), storehouses (13 ...
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6329. puq -- to bring out, furnish, promote
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to bring out, furnish, promote NASB Word Usage
furnishing (1), gains (1), give (1), obtain (1), obtains (2), promote (1). ...
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1214. batsa -- to cut off, break off, gain by violence
... NASB Word Usage accomplished (1), break (1), break ranks (1), completed (1), cut
me off (1), cut off (1), cuts me off (1), finish (1), gains by violence (1 ...
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Library

The Gains of the Faithful Steward
... VOLUME II: ST. LUKE Chaps. XIII to XXIV THE GAINS OF THE FAITHFUL STEWARD.
'If ye have not been faithful in that which is another ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/the gains of the faithful.htm

August the Thirty-First the Real Gains and Losses
... AUGUST The Thirty-first THE REAL GAINS AND LOSSES. ... And so I must go into my
heart if I would make a true estimate of my gains and losses. ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/august the thirty-first the real.htm

I Panted after Honours, Gains, Marriage; and Thou Deridedst Me. .. ...
... Book VI Chapter VI" I panted after honours, gains, marriage; and Thou deridedst
me.� I panted after honours, gains, marriage; and Thou deridedst me. ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter vi i panted after.htm

Herod Ejects Antigonus, the Son of Aristobulus Out of Judea, and ...
... Herod Ejects Antigonus, The Son Of Aristobulus Out Of Judea, And Gains The Friendship
Of Antony, Who Was Now Come Into Syria, By Sending Him Much Money; On ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 12 herod ejects antigonus.htm

Whether one May Give Alms Out of Ill-Gotten Goods?
... in the house of . . . thy God." In like manner gains from games of chance
are ill-gotten, for, as the Philosopher says (Ethic. ...
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System of the Arithmeticians; Predictions through Calculations ...
... Patroclus, however, produces nine monads; Patroclus gains the victory. ... And in the
case of such, we say, the greater prevails"Ajax gains the victory. ...
/.../the refutation of all heresies/chapter xiv system of the arithmeticians.htm

Epistle ii. To Justinus, Prætor of Sicily.
... Let no gains draw you aside to injustice; let not either the threats or the favours
of any one cause you to deviate from the path of rectitude. ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle ii to justinus praetor.htm

Parable of the Talents (Matt. , xxv. , 14-30) Compared with that ...
... In the latter, each of the servants receives the same sum, one pound, and their
position in the kingdom is assigned according to their gains. ...
/.../section 257 parable of the.htm

"Nothing is Impossible to Industry, "Said one of the Seven Sages ...
... existed. There could be no stronger case, to show how unwearied and dauntless
importunity gains its ends where everything else fails. ...
/.../bounds/purpose in prayer/chapter vi nothing is impossible.htm

A Story of a Barber's Payments, Introduced for the Sake of ...
... And when he saw that his gains were thus used up every day so that he not only failed
to put by anything but could scarcely get what he required for his daily ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xiii a story of.htm

Thesaurus

Gains (19 Occurrences)
...Gains (19 Occurrences). Matthew 16:26 For what will it profit a man, if he gains
the whole world, and forfeits his life? ... I pay the tithe on all my gains.' (WEY). ...
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Forfeits (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Forfeits (3 Occurrences). Matthew 16:26 For what will
it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? ...
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Forfeit (12 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Forfeit (12 Occurrences). Matthew 16:26 For what will
it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? ...
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Profit (143 Occurrences)
... Matthew 16:26 For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits
his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life? ...
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Gain (142 Occurrences)
... have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in
interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily ...
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Gaining (17 Occurrences)

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Yet (1244 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Matthew 16:26 For what will it profit
a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? ...
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Lowly (29 Occurrences)
... of food. (See NAS). Proverbs 29:23 A man's pride brings him low, but one
of lowly spirit gains honor. (WEB JPS ASV RSV NIV). Isaiah ...
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Levites (267 Occurrences)
... explanations are uniformly rejected, the Pentateuch is denied to Moses and split
up into a variety of sources of different ages, and Ezekiel gains a place of ...
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Bible Concordance

Gains (19 Occurrences)

Matthew 16:26 For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
(WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 9:25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
(WEB NAS RSV)

Luke 18:12 I fast twice a week. I pay the tithe on all my gains.'
(WEY)

John 8:37 You are descendants of Abraham, I know; but you want to kill me, because my teaching gains no ground within you.
(WEY)

Acts 16:19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
(KJV DBY WBS)

Philippians 3:7 But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss;
(YLT)

Proverbs 1:19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 3:13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.
(See NAS NIV)

Proverbs 10:2 Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 11:16 A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 11:24 There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
(WEB NIV)

Proverbs 13:17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.
(WEB)

Proverbs 15:32 He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.
(See RSV NIV)

Proverbs 21:11 When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
(WEB RSV)

Proverbs 29:23 A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.
(WEB NIV)

Jeremiah 17:11 As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 20:5 Moreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all its gains, and all the precious things of it, yes, all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY RSV)

Micah 4:13 Arise, and thresh, O daughter of Zion, For thy horn I make iron, And thy hoofs I make brass, And thou hast beaten small many peoples, And I have devoted to Jehovah their gain, And their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth!
(See NIV)

Habakkuk 2:9 Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Gains

Related Terms

Forfeits (3 Occurrences)

Forfeit (12 Occurrences)

Profit (143 Occurrences)

Gain (142 Occurrences)

Gaining (17 Occurrences)

Yet (1244 Occurrences)

Lowly (29 Occurrences)

Levites (267 Occurrences)

Loses (17 Occurrences)