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G2983λαμβάνωlambanō
to takePart of speech: Greek Verb
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Every high priest who is taken from among men is given his position to take care of the interests of men in those things which have to do with God, so that he may make offerings for sins.
λαμβανόμενος lambanomenos “being taken”
And no man who is not given authority by God, as Aaron was, takes this honour for himself.
λαμβάνει lambanei “takes”
And it is true that by the law, those of the sons of Levi who have the position of priests may take a tenth part of the people's goods; that is to say, they take it from their brothers though these are the sons of Abraham.
λαμβάνοντες lambanontes “receiving”
Now at the present time, men over whom death has power take the tenth; but then it was taken by one of whom it is witnessed that he is living.
λαμβάνουσιν lambanousin “receive”
And we may say that in Abraham, even Levi, who has a right to take the tenth part, gave it;
λαμβάνων lambanōn “receiving”
And for this cause it is through him that a new agreement has come into being, so that after the errors under the first agreement had been taken away by his death, the word of God might have effect for those who were marked out for an eternal heritage.
λάβωσιν labōsin “may receive”
For when Moses had given all the rules of the law to the people, he took the blood of goats and young oxen, with water and red wool and hyssop, and put it on the book itself and on all the people,
λαβὼν labōn “having taken”
For if we do evil on purpose after we have had the knowledge of what is true, there is no more offering for sins,
λαβεῖν labein “to receive”
By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.
λαμβάνειν lambanein “to receive”
And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;
ἔλαβεν elaben “received”
All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.
λαβόντες labontes “having received”
By faith they went through the Red Sea as if it had been dry land, though the Egyptians were overcome by the water when they made an attempt to do the same.
λαβόντες labontes “having made”
Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come;
ἔλαβον elabon “Received back”
And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:
ἔλαβον, elabon “received,”
Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;
λήμψεταί lēmpsetai “he will receive”
There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.
λήμψεται lēmpsetai “he will receive”
Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.
λημψόμεθα. lēmpsometha “we will receive.”
You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.
λαμβάνετε, lambanete “receive,”
Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.
λάβῃ labē “it may receive”
Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.
λάβετε, labete “do take”
Making distribution among one another of whatever has been given to you, like true servants of the unmeasured grace of God;
ἔλαβεν elaben “has received”
For the man who has not these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having no memory of how he was made clean from his old sins.
λαβὼν labōn “having received”
For God the Father gave him honour and glory, when such a voice came to him out of the great glory, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
λαβὼν labōn “Having received”
As for you, the Spirit which he gave you is still in you, and you have no need of any teacher; but as his Spirit gives you teaching about all things, and is true and not false, so keep your hearts in him, through the teaching which he has given you.
ἐλάβετε elabete “you received”
And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.
λαμβάνομεν lambanomen “we receive”