Lexicon :: Strong's G1085 - genos

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind of fish,

The woman was a Gentile,[fn] a Syrophoenician by birth, and she was asking him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

And he told them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer.”[fn]

with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the members of the high-priestly family.

Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas (which is translated Son of Encouragement),

“The second time, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.

“He dealt deceitfully with our race and oppressed our ancestors by making them abandon their infants outside so that they wouldn’t survive.

“Brothers and sisters, children of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, it is to us that the word of this salvation has been sent.

“For in him we live and move and have our being, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

where he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul came to them,

Now a Jew named Apollos, a native Alexandrian, an eloquent man who was competent in the use of the Scriptures, arrived in Ephesus.

to another, the performing of miracles, to another, prophecy, to another, distinguishing between spirits, to another, different kinds of tongues,[fn] to another, interpretation of tongues.

And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, next miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, leading, various kinds of tongues.[fn]

There are doubtless many different kinds of languages in the world, none is without meaning.

On frequent journeys, I faced dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, dangers from Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, and dangers among false brothers;

I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

circumcised the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law, a Pharisee;

But you are a chosen race,[fn] a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises[fn] of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root and descendant of David, the bright morning star.”