Galatians 2:17

εἰ δὲ ζητοῦντες δικαιωθῆναι ἐν Χριστῷ εὑρέθημεν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἁμαρτωλοί ἆρα Χριστὸς ἁμαρτίας διάκονος μὴ γένοιτο
But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
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Romans 6:1

Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν ἐπιμενοῦμεν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσῃ
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What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

1 John 3:5

καὶ οἴδατε ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ἐφανερώθη ἵνα τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν ἄρῃ καὶ ἁμαρτία ἐν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν
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And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

1 John 3:8

ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐκ τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστίν· ὅτι ἀπ' ἀρχῆς ὁ διάβολος ἁμαρτάνει εἰς τοῦτο ἐφανερώθη ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα λύσῃ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ διαβόλου
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He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Galatians 2:15

Ἡμεῖς φύσει Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ οὐκ ἐξ ἐθνῶν ἁμαρτωλοί·
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We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

Romans 9:30

Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν ὅτι ἔθνη τὰ μὴ διώκοντα δικαιοσύνην κατέλαβεν δικαιοσύνην δικαιοσύνην δὲ τὴν ἐκ πίστεως
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What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed after not righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

Matthew 1:21

τέξεται δὲ υἱὸν καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν· αὐτὸς γὰρ σώσει τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν
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And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Romans 11:7

τί οὖν ὃ ἐπιζητεῖ Ἰσραήλ τούτου οὐκ ἐπέτυχεν ἡ δὲ ἐκλογὴ ἐπέτυχεν· οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ ἐπωρώθησαν
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What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

2 Corinthians 3:7

Εἰ δὲ ἡ διακονία τοῦ θανάτου ἐν γράμμασιν ἐντετυπωμένη ἐν λίθοις ἐγενήθη ἐν δόξῃ ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαι ἀτενίσαι τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον Μωσέως διὰ τὴν δόξαν τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ τὴν καταργουμένην
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But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

Hebrews 7:24

ὁ δὲ διὰ τὸ μένειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἀπαράβατον ἔχει τὴν ἱερωσύνην·
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But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.

Romans 3:6

μὴ γένοιτο· ἐπεὶ πῶς κρινεῖ ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον
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God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

Hebrews 8:2

τῶν ἁγίων λειτουργὸς καὶ τῆς σκηνῆς τῆς ἀληθινῆς ἣν ἔπηξεν ὁ κύριος καὶ οὐκ ἄνθρωπος
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A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

Romans 15:8

λέγω δὲ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν διάκονον γεγενῆσθαι περιτομῆς ὑπὲρ ἀληθείας θεοῦ εἰς τὸ βεβαιῶσαι τὰς ἐπαγγελίας τῶν πατέρων
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Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Galatians 3:21

Ὁ οὖν νόμος κατὰ τῶν ἐπαγγελιῶν τοῦ θεοῦ μὴ γένοιτο εἰ γὰρ ἐδόθη νόμος ὁ δυνάμενος ζῳοποιῆσαι ὄντως ἂν ἐκ νόμου ἦν ἡ δικαιοσύνη·
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Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

Galatians 2:11

Ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν Πέτρος εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτῷ ἀντέστην ὅτι κατεγνωσμένος ἦν
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But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

Romans 3:4

μὴ γένοιτο· γινέσθω δὲ ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής πᾶς δὲ ἄνθρωπος ψεύστης καθὼς γέγραπται Ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε
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God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: εἰ · ee
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In the KJV here: if
if ×330 but ×31 whether ×21 though ×13 save ×12 that ×9 except ×8 else ×3
Strong's Definition G1487
if, but, whether, though, save, …
ei
if, whether, that, etc
  • if, whether
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 34 English renderings
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: δέ · theh
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In the KJV here: but
and ×1179 but ×922 now ×157 then ×129 when ×41 yet ×20 and when ×19 for ×18
Strong's Definition G1161
and, but, now, then, when, …
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 79 English renderings
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Verb — Present Active Participle Nominative, masculine plural ongoing action — try "he ___s" or "he is ___ing" the subject does the action — "he ___s" a verbal adjective — try "___ing" or "the one who ___s" the subject — the one doing the action
ζητοῦντες Speech Verb Tense Present Voice Active Mood Participle Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Plural
Dictionary form: ζητέω · zay-TEH-oh
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In the KJV here: while we seek
seek ×15 sought ×15 seeking ×11 ye seek ×8 seek ye ×6 seeketh ×4 they sought ×4 ye shall seek ×4
Strong's Definition G2212
seek, sought, seeking, seeketh, about, …
zēteō
to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
  • to seek in order to find
    • to seek a thing
      • "to seek [in order to find out
    by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into"to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after
to seek i.e., require, demand
  • to crave, demand something from someone
Variations 32 forms of this word
Translations 51 English renderings
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Verb — Aorist Passive the action as a single whole, usually past — try "he ___ed" the subject receives the action — "he is ___ed"
δικαιωθῆναι Speech Verb Tense Aorist Voice Passive
Dictionary form: δικαιόω · thee-keh-OH-oh
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In the KJV here: to be justified
being justified ×4 is justified ×4 justified ×4 that justifieth ×2 we might be justified ×2 a is justified ×1 are justified ×1 be justified ×1
Strong's Definition G1344
justified, justify, justifieth, justifier, righteous, …
dikaioō
to render (i.e., show or regard as) just or innocent
  • to render righteous or such he ought to be
    • "to show, exhibit, evince, one to be righteous, such as he is and wishes himself to be considered"to declare, pronounce, one to be just, righteous, or such as he ought to be
Variations 27 forms of this word
Translations 29 English renderings
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Preposition
ἐν Speech Preposition
Dictionary form: ἐν · en
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In the KJV here: by
in ×1760 with ×144 by ×138 among ×111 at ×100 on ×44 through ×37 is in ×27
Strong's Definition G1722
in, with, by, among, at, …
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 149 English renderings
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Noun — Dative, masculine singular the indirect object, or the means — try "to / for ___" or "by / with ___"
Χριστῷ Speech Noun Case Dative Gender Masculine Number Singular More Title
Dictionary form: Χριστός · hree-STOSE
In English
In the KJV here: christ
christ ×449 christ of ×51 of christ ×31 christs ×6 christs sake ×3 are christs ×2 is christ ×2 to christ ×2
Strong's Definition G5547
christ, christs
christos
anointed
anointed, i.e., the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
  • Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God
    • "anointed
Variations 15 forms of this word
Translations 31 English renderings
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Verb — Passive Indicative, first person plural the subject receives the action — "he is ___ed" a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "we"
εὑρέθημεν Speech Verb Voice Passive Mood Indicative Person First Number Plural
Dictionary form: εὑρίσκω · hev-REE-skoh
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In the KJV here: are found
found ×24 findeth ×9 ye shall find ×9 and found ×8 find ×8 he found ×7 i have found ×5 shall find ×5
Strong's Definition G2147
found, find, findeth, finding, get, …
heuriskō
to find (literally or figuratively)
  • to come upon, hit upon, to meet with
    • after searching, to find a thing sought
      • "without previous search, to find (by chance), to fall in with"those who come or return to a place
    to find by enquiry, thought, examination, scrutiny, observation, to find out by practice and experience
    • to see, learn, discover, understand
      • "to be found i.e., to be seen, be present"to be discovered, recognized, detected, to show one's self out, of one's character or state as found out by others (men, God, or both)"to get knowledge of, come to know, God
    to find out for one's self, to acquire, get, obtain, procure
Variations 50 forms of this word
Translations 72 English renderings
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: καί · keh
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In the KJV here: also
and ×8028 also ×492 even ×102 both ×51 but ×40 then ×25 neither ×21 it and ×18
Strong's Definition G2532
and, also, even, both, but, …
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 161 English renderings
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Personal Pronoun — Nominative, masculine plural the subject — the one doing the action plural — usually add "-s"
αὐτοὶ Speech Personal Pronoun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Plural
Dictionary form: αὐτός · av-TOSE
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In the KJV here: we ourselves
him ×1449 his ×979 them ×691 unto him ×353 unto them ×338 their ×290 he ×217 her ×177
Strong's Definition G846
him, them, his, their, he, …
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
Variations 38 forms of this word
Translations 208 English renderings
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Adjective — Nominative, masculine plural the subject — the one doing the action plural — usually add "-s"
ἁμαρτωλοί Speech Adjective Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Plural
Dictionary form: ἁμαρτωλός · ha-mahr-toh-LOSE
In English
In the KJV here: sinners
sinners ×26 a sinner ×5 sinner ×3 of sinners ×2 sinful ×2 that is a sinner ×2 the sinner ×2 a sinful ×1
Strong's Definition G268
sinners, sinner, sinful
hamartōlos
sinful, i.e., a sinner
  • devoted to sin, a sinner
    • not free from sin
      • "pre-eminently sinful, especially wicked
      • all wicked men
        • "specifically of men stained with certain definite vices or crimes
        • tax collectors, heathen
Variations 9 forms of this word
Translations 12 English renderings
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: ἆρα · AH-ra
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In the KJV here: is therefore
then ×3 thou ×1 is therefore ×1 shall ×1 therefore ×1
Strong's Definition G687
then, therefore, shall
ara
therefore
  • therefore
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 5 English renderings
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Noun — Nominative, masculine singular the subject — the one doing the action
Χριστὸς Speech Noun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Singular More Title
Dictionary form: Χριστός · hree-STOSE
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In the KJV here: christ
christ ×449 christ of ×51 of christ ×31 christs ×6 christs sake ×3 are christs ×2 is christ ×2 to christ ×2
Strong's Definition G5547
christ, christs
christos
anointed
anointed, i.e., the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
  • Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God
    • "anointed
Variations 15 forms of this word
Translations 31 English renderings
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Noun — Genitive, feminine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
ἁμαρτίας Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Feminine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ἁμαρτία · ha-mahr-TEE-ah
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In the KJV here: of sin
sin ×70 sins ×55 of sins ×13 sin of ×8 of sin ×5 a sin ×3 sin unto ×3 sins of ×3
Strong's Definition G266
sin, sins, sinful, offence
hamartia
a sin (properly abstract)
  • equivalent to 264
    • to be without a share in
      • "to miss the mark"to err, be mistaken"to miss or wander from the path of uprightness and honor, to do or go wrong"to wander from the law of God, violate God's law, sin
    that which is done wrong, sin, an offence, a violation of the divine law in thought or in act"collectively, the complex or aggregate of sins committed either by a single person or by many
Variations 12 forms of this word
Translations 19 English renderings
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Noun — Nominative, masculine singular the subject — the one doing the action
διάκονος Speech Noun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: διάκονος · thee-AH-koh-nose
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In the KJV here: the minister
minister ×7 a minister ×4 ministers ×3 the minister ×3 servant ×2 the ministers ×2 a servant ×1 able ministers ×1
Strong's Definition G1249
minister, ministers, servant, servants, deacons
diakonos
an attendant, i.e., (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon)
  • one who executes the commands of another, especially of a master, a servant, attendant, minister
    • the servant of a king
      • "a deacon, one who, by virtue of the office assigned to him by the church, cares for the affairs of the church"a waiter, one who serves food and drink
Variations 7 forms of this word
Translations 15 English renderings
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Particle
μὴ Speech Particle More Negative
Dictionary form: μή · may
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not ×571 no ×60 lest ×33 but ×26 except ×10 neither ×7 at all ×6 him not ×6
Strong's Definition G3361
not, no, lest, but, except, …
mē
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
  • no, not lest
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 62 English renderings
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Verb — Middle Deponent Optative, third person singular middle in form but active in meaning — translate it actively a wish — try "may he ___" the built-in subject is "he / she / it"
γένοιτο Speech Verb Voice Middle Deponent Mood Optative Person Third Number Singular
Dictionary form: γίνομαι · GEE-noh-meh
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In the KJV here: god forbid
it came to pass ×56 was ×44 be ×26 there was ×22 came ×15 god forbid ×14 were ×14 was come ×13
Strong's Definition G1096
was, be, pass, made, done, …
ginomai
to cause to be (___%___gen___%___-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
  • to become, i.e., to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
    • "to become, i.e., to come to pass, happen
    • of events
    to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage
    • of men appearing in public
    to be made, finished
    • of miracles, to be performed, wrought
    to become, be made
Variations 85 forms of this word
Translations 245 English renderings
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