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Lexicon :: Strong's G2038 - ergazomai

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ἐργάζομαι
Transliteration
ergazomai (Key)
Pronunciation
er-gad'-zom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice from ἔργον (G2041)
mGNT
41x in 18 unique form(s) TR
39x in 18 unique form(s) LXX
96x in 32 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:635,251

Strong’s Definitions

ἐργάζομαι ergázomai, er-gad'-zom-ahee; middle voice from G2041; to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc.:—commit, do, labor for, minister about, trade (by), work.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's G2038 in the following manner: work (22x), wrought (7x), do (3x), minister about (1x), forbear working (with G3361) (1x), labour for (1x), labour (1x), commit (1x), trade by (1x), trade (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's G2038 in the following manner: work (22x), wrought (7x), do (3x), minister about (1x), forbear working (with G3361) (1x), labour for (1x), labour (1x), commit (1x), trade by (1x), trade (1x).

  1. to work, labour, do work

  2. to trade, to make gains by trading, "do business"

  3. to do, work out

    1. exercise, perform, commit

    2. to cause to exist, produce

  4. to work for, earn by working, to acquire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐργάζομαι ergázomai, er-gad'-zom-ahee; middle voice from G2041; to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc.:—commit, do, labor for, minister about, trade (by), work.
STRONGS G2038:
ἐργάζομαι; deponent middle; imperfect ἐιργαζομην (ἠργαζομην, Acts 18:3 L T Tr WH; (so elsewhere at times; this variant in augment is found in the aorist also); cf. Winers Grammar, sec 12, 8; Buttmann, 33 (29f); Stephanus Thesaurus iii. 1970 c.; (Curtius, Das Verbum, i. 124; Cramer, Anecd. 4, 412; Veitch, under the word)); 1 aorist εἰργασάμην (ἠργάσατο, Matthew 25:16; (Matthew 26:10); Mark 14:6, in T WH, (add, 2 John 1:8 WH and Hebrews 11:33 T Tr WH; cf. references as above)); pf. εἴργασμαι, in a pass. sense (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 38, 7 e.), John 3:21, as often in Greek writings (cf. Veitch, under the word); (ἔργον); Sept. for פָּעַל, עָבַד, sometimes for עָשָׂה.;
1. absolutely,
a. to work, labor, do work: it is opposite to inactivity or idleness, Luke 13:14; John 5:17; John 9:4; 2 Thessalonians 3:10; with addition of ταῖς χερσί, 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; with the accusative of time: νύκτα καί ἡμέραν, 2 Thessalonians 3:8 (but L text T Tr WH the genitive, as in 1 Thessalonians 2:9 (see ἡμέρα, 1 a.); cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 11 and Ellic. on 1 Timothy 5:5); with the predominant idea of working for pay, Matthew 21:28 (ἐν τῷ ἀμπελῶνι); Acts 18:3; 1 Corinthians 9:6; 2 Thessalonians 3:12; according to the conception characteristic of Paul, ὁ ἐργαζόμενος he that does works conformed to the law (Germ.der Werkthatige): Romans 4:4f.
b. to trade, to make gains by trading, (cf. our do business): ἐν τίνι, with a thing, Matthew 25:16 (often so by Demosthenes).
2. transitive,
a. (to work, i. e.) to do, work out: τί, Colossians 3:23; 2 John 1:8 (with which (according to reading of L T Tr text) cf. 1 Corinthians 15:58 end); μηδέν, 2 Thessalonians 3:11 ἔργον, Acts 13:41 (פֹּעַל פָּעַל, Habakkuk 1:5); ἔργον καλόν εἰς τινα, Matthew 26:10; ἐν τίνι (the dative of person (cf. Winer's Grammar, 218 (205))), Mark 14:6 (Rec. εἰς ἐμέ); ἔργα, wrought, passive, John 3:21; τά ἔργα τοῦ Θεοῦ, what God wishes to be done, John 6:28; John 9:4; τοῦ κυρίου, to give one's strength to the work which the Lord wishes to have done, 1 Corinthians 16:10; τό ἀγαθόν, (Romans 2:10); Ephesians 4:28; πρός τινα, Galatians 6:10; κακόν τίνι τί, Romans 13:10 (τινα τί is more common in Greek writings. (Kühner, § 411, 5)); τί εἰς τινα, 3 John 1:5, with the accusative of virtues or vices, (to work, i. e.) to exercise, perform, commit": δικαιοσύνην, Acts 10:35; Hebrews 11:33, (Psalm 14:2 (Ps. 15:2); Zephaniah 2:3); τήν ἀνομίαν, Matthew 7:23 (Psalm 5:6 and often in Sept.); ἁμαρτίαν, James 2:9. σημεῖον, bring to pass, effect, John 6:30; τά ἱερά, to be busied with the holy things, i. e. to administer those things that pertain to worship, which was the business of priests and among the Jews of the Levites also, 1 Corinthians 9:13; τήν θάλασσαν literally, work the sea (mare exerceo, Justin Martyr, hist. 43, 3), i. e. to be employed on (cf. do business on, Psalm 107:23) and make one's living from it, Revelation 18:17 (so of sailors and fishermen also in native Greek writings, as Aristot. probl. 38, 2 (p. 966{b}, 26); Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 3, 46; App. Punic. 2; (Lucian, de elect. 5; Winers Grammar, 223 (209))). to cause to exist, produce: τί, so (for R G κατεργάζεται) 2 Corinthians 7:10 L T Tr WH; James 1:20 L T Tr WH.
b. to work for, earn by working, to acquire, (cf. Germ.erarbeiten): τήν βρῶσιν, John 6:27 (χρήματα, Herodotus 1, 24; τά ἐπιτήδεια, Xenophon, mem. 2, 8, 2; Demosthenes 1358, 12; ἀργύριον, Plato, Hipp., major edition, p. 282 d.; βίον, Andocides () myst. (18, 42) 144 Bekker; θησαυρούς, Theod., Proverbs 21:6; βρῶμα, Palaeph. 21, 2; others); according to many interpreters also 2 John 1:8; but see 2 a. above. (Compare: κατεργάζομαι, περιεργάζομαι, προσεργάζομαι.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
5:6; 14:2; 15:2; 107:23
Proverbs
21:6
Habakkuk
1:5
Zephaniah
2:3
Matthew
7:23; 21:28; 25:16; 25:16; 26:10; 26:10
Mark
14:6; 14:6
Luke
13:14
John
3:21; 3:21; 5:17; 6:27; 6:28; 6:30; 9:4; 9:4
Acts
10:35; 13:41; 18:3; 18:3
Romans
2:10; 4:4; 13:10
1 Corinthians
4:12; 9:6; 9:13; 15:58; 16:10
2 Corinthians
7:10
Galatians
6:10
Ephesians
4:28
Colossians
3:23
1 Thessalonians
2:9; 4:11
2 Thessalonians
3:8; 3:10; 3:11; 3:12
1 Timothy
5:5
Hebrews
11:33; 11:33
James
1:20; 2:9
2 John
1:8; 1:8; 1:8
3 John
1:5
Revelation
18:17

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Strong's Number G2038 matches the Greek ἐργάζομαι (ergazomai),
which occurs 39 times in 37 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:23 - وَلَكِنِّي عِنْدَئِذٍ أُصَرِّحُ لَهُمْ: إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْرِفْكُمْ قَطُّ! ابْتَعِدُوا عَنِّي يَا فَاعِلِي الإِثْمِ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:28 - «مَا رَأْيُكُمْ؟ كَانَ لإِنْسَانٍ وَلَدَانِ. فَقَصَدَ أَوَّلَهُمَا وَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا وَلَدِي، اذْهَبِ الْيَوْمَ وَاعْمَلْ فِي كَرْمِي!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:16 - وَفِي الْحَالِ مَضَى الَّذِي أَخَذَ الْوَزْنَاتِ الْخَمْسَ وَتَاجَرَ بِها، فَرَبِحَ خَمْسَ وَزْنَاتٍ أُخْرَى.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:10 - وَإِذْ عَلِمَ يَسُوعُ بِذلِكَ، قَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا تُضَايِقُونَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةَ؟ إِنَّهَا عَمِلَتْ بِي عَمَلاً حَسَناً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:6 - غَيْرَ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ قَالَ: «اتْرُكُوهَا! لِمَاذَا تُضَايِقُونَهَا؟ إِنَّهَا عَمِلَتْ بِي عَمَلاً حَسَناً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:14 - إِلّا أَنَّ رَئِيسَ الْمَجْمَعِ، وَقَدْ ثَارَ غَضَبُهُ لأَنَّ يَسُوعَ شَفَى فِي السَّبْتِ، قَالَ لِلْجَمْعِ: «فِي الأُسْبُوعِ سِتَّةُ أَيَّامٍ يُسْمَحُ فِيهَا بِالْعَمَلِ. فَفِي هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ تَعَالَوْا وَاسْتَشْفُوا، لَا فِي يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:21 - وَأَمَّا الَّذِي يَسْلُكُ فِي الْحَقِّ فَيَأْتِي إِلَى النُّورِ لِتَظْهَرَ أَعْمَالُهُ وَيَتَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهَا عُمِلَتْ بِقُوَّةِ اللهِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:17 - وَلكِنَّ يَسُوعَ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «مَازَالَ أَبِي يَعْمَلُ إِلَى الآنَ. وَأَنَا أَيْضاً أَعْمَلُ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:27 - لَا تَسْعَوْا وَرَاءَ الطَّعَامِ الْفَانِي، بَلْ وَرَاءَ الطَّعَامِ الْبَاقِي إِلَى الْحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ، الَّذِي يُعْطِيكُمْ إِيَّاهُ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ، لأَنَّ هَذَا الطَّعَامَ قَدْ وَضَعَ اللهُ الآبُ خَتْمَهُ عَلَيْهِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:28 - فَسَأَلُوهُ: «مَاذَا نَفْعَلُ لِنَعْمَلَ مَا يَطْلُبُهُ اللهُ؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:30 - فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «مَا الآيَةُ الَّتِي تَعْمَلُهَا لِنَرَاهَا وَنُؤْمِنَ بِكَ؟ مَاذَا تَقْدِرُ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4 - فَعَلَيَّ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ أَعْمَالَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي مَادَامَ الْوَقْتُ نَهَاراً. فَسَيَأْتِي اللَّيْلُ، وَلا أَحَدَ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ فِيهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:35 - بَلْ يَقْبَلُ مَنْ يَتَّقِيهِ وَيَعْمَلُ الصَّلاحَ مَهْمَا كَانَتْ جِنْسِيَّتُهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:41 - انْظُرُوا أَيُّهَا الْمُتَهَاوِنُونَ، وَتَعَجَّبُوا وَاهْلِكُوا! فَإِنِّي أَعْمَلُ فِي أَيَّامِكُمْ عَمَلاً لَوْ حَدَّثَكُمْ بِهِ أَحَدٌ لَمَا صَدَّقْتُمْ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:3 - وَإِذْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ مِهْنَتِهِمَا، وَهِيَ صِنَاعَةُ الْخِيَامِ، أَقَامَ عِنْدَهُمَا وَكَانَ يَشْتَغِلُ مَعَهُمَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:10 - وَالْمَجْدُ وَالْكَرَامَةُ وَالسَّلامُ لِكُلِّ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ الصَّلاحَ الْيَهُودِيِّ أَوَّلاً، ثُمَّ الْيُونَانِيِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:4 - إِنَّ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ، لَا تُحْسَبُ لَهُ الأُجْرَةُ مِنْ قَبِيلِ النِّعْمَةِ بَلْ مِنْ قَبِيلِ الدَّيْنِ. أَمَّا الَّذِي لَا يَعْمَلُ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:5 - وَإِنَّمَا يُؤْمِنُ بِمَنْ يُبَرِّرُ الأَثِيمَ، فَإِنَّ إِيمَانَهُ يُحْسَبُ لَهُ بِرّاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10 - فَالْمَحَبَّةُ لَا تَعْمَلُ سُوءاً لِلْقَرِيبِ. وَهكَذَا تَكُونُ الْمَحَبَّةُ إِتْمَاماً لِلشَّرِيعَةِ كُلِّهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:12 - وَنُجْهِدُ أَنْفُسَنَا فِي الشُّغْلِ بِأَيْدِينَا. نَتَعَرَّضُ لِلإِهَانَةِ فَنُبَارِكُ، وَلِلاضْطِهَادِ فَنَحْتَمِلُ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:6 - أَمْ أَنَا وَبَرْنَابَا وَحْدَنَا لَا حَقَّ لَنَا أَنْ نَنْقَطِعَ عَنِ الْعَمَلِ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:13 - أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَخْدُمُونَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ كَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ مِمَّا يُقَدَّمُ إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ، وَأَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَقُومُونَ بِخِدْمَةِ الْمَذْبَحِ، كَانُوا يَشْتَرِكُونَ فِي خَيْرَاتِ الْمَذْبَحِ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:10 - وَإذَا وَصَلَ تِيمُوثَاوُسُ إِلَيْكُمْ، فَاهْتَمُّوا بِأَنْ يَكُونَ مُطْمَئِنّاً عِنْدَكُمْ، لأَنَّهُ يَقُومُ بِعَمَلِ الرَّبِّ مِثْلِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:10 - فَمَادَامَتْ لَنَا الْفُرْصَةُ إِذَنْ، فَلْنَعْمَلِ الْخَيْرَ لِلْجَمِيعِ، وَخُصُوصاً لأَهْلِ الإِيمَانِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:28 - وَمَنْ كَانَ سَارِقاً، فَلا يَسْرِقْ فِي مَا بَعْدُ، بَلْ بِالأَحْرَى لِيَكِدَّ وَيَسْتَخْدِمْ يَدَيْهِ فِي عَمَلٍ شَرِيفٍ لِيَكُونَ عِنْدَهُ مَا يُشَارِكُ فِيهِ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:23 - وَمَهْمَا عَمِلْتُمْ، فَاجْتَهِدُوا فِيهِ مِنْ صَمِيمِ الْقَلْبِ، وَكَأَنَّهُ لِلرَّبِّ لَا لِلنَّاسِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:9 - فَأَنْتُمْ تَذْكُرُونَ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، جَهْدَنَا وَكَدَّنَا، إِذْ بَشَّرْنَاكُمْ بِإِنْجِيلِ اللهِ وَنَحْنُ نَشْتَغِلُ لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً لِكَيْ لَا نَكُونَ عِبْئاً ثَقِيلاً عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:11 - وَأَنْ تَسْعَوْا بِجِدٍّ إِلَى الْعَيْشِ بِهُدُوءٍ، مُهْتَمِّينَ بِمُمَارَسَةِ شُؤُونِكُمُ الْخَاصَّةِ، وَمُحَصِّلِينَ مَعِيشَتَكُمْ بِعَمَلِ أَيْدِيكُمْ، كَمَا أَوْصَيْنَاكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:8 - وَلا أَكَلْنَا الْخُبْزَ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَحَدٍ مَجَّاناً، بَلْ كُنَّا نَشْتَغِلُ بِتَعَبٍ وَكَدٍّ لَيْلَ نَهَارَ، لِكَيْ لَا نَكُونَ عِبْئاً ثَقِيلاً عَلَى أَيِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:10 - فَلَمَّا كُنَّا عِنْدَكُمْ، أَوْصَيْنَاكُمْ بِهَذَا الْمَبْدَأ: إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ لَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَشْتَغِلَ، فَلا يَأْكُلْ!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:11 - وَقَدْ سَمِعْنَا أَنَّ بَيْنَكُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِينَ يَسْلُكُونَ سُلُوكاً فَوْضَوِيًّا فَلا يَشْتَغِلُونَ شَيْئاً بَلْ يَتَلَهَّوْنَ بِشُؤُونِ غَيْرِهِمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:12 - فَمِثْلُ هَؤُلاءِ نُوصِيهِمْ وَنُنَاشِدُهُمْ، فِي الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، أَنْ يَكْسِبُوا مَعِيشَتَهُمْ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ، مُشْتَغِلِينَ بِهُدُوءٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:33 - فَبِالإِيمَانِ، تَغَلَّبَ هؤُلاءِ عَلَى مَمَالِكِ الأَعْدَاءِ، وَحَكَمُوا حُكْماً عَادِلاً وَنَالُوا مَا وَعَدَهُمْ بِهِ اللهُ. وَبِهِ، سَدُّوا أَفْوَاهَ الأُسُودِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:9 - وَلكِنْ عِنْدَمَا تُعَامِلُونَ النَّاسَ بِالانْحِيَازِ وَالتَّمْيِيزِ، تَرْتَكِبُونَ خَطِيئَةً وَتَحْكُمُ عَلَيْكُمُ الشَّرِيعَةُ بِاعْتِبَارِكُمْ مُخَالِفِينَ لَهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:8 - فَانْتَبِهُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ، لِكَيْ لَا يَضِيعَ الْجَهْدُ الَّذِي بَذَلْنَاهُ فِي سَبِيلِكُمْ، بَلْ لِتَنَالُوا أَجْرَكُمْ كَامِلاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:5 - أَيُّهَا الْحَبِيبُ، إِنَّ مُعَامَلَتَكَ الْحَسَنَةَ لِلإِخْوَةِ وَلِلْغُرَبَاءِ تَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّكَ تَتَصَرَّفُ بِأَمَانَةٍ نَحْوَ اللهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:17 - وَقَدْ زَالَ هَذَا الْغِنَى كُلُّهُ فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ!

وَيَقِفُ قَادَةُ السُّفُنِ وَرُكَّابُهَا وَمَلّاحُوهَا وَعُمَّالُ الْبَحْرِ جَمِيعاً عَلَى بُعْدٍ مِنْهَا

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