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G4851συμφέρωsumpherō

be profitablePart of speech: Greek Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 4
  2. Mark: 0
  3. Luke: 0
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. Romans: 0
  7. 5
  8. 2
  9. Galatians: 0
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 2 Timothy: 0
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. 1
  20. James: 0
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. Revelation: 0

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17 occurrences in 17 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Matthew 5:29

    And if your right eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

    συμφέρει sumpherei “it is better”

  2. Matthew 5:30

    And if your right hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

    συμφέρει sumpherei “it is better”

  3. Matthew 18:6

    But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.

    συμφέρει sumpherei “it is better”

  4. Matthew 19:10

    The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.

    συμφέρει sumpherei “it is better”

  5. John 11:50

    You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.

    συμφέρει sumpherei “it is profitable”

  6. John 16:7

    But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

    συμφέρει sumpherei “it is profitable”

  7. John 18:14

    It was Caiaphas who had said to the Jews that it was in their interest for one man to be put to death for the people.

    συμφέρει sumpherei “it is profitable”

  8. Acts 19:19

    And a great number of those who were experts in strange arts took their books and put them on the fire in front of everyone: and when the books were valued they came to fifty thousand bits of silver.

    συνενέγκαντες sunenegkantes “having brought together”

  9. Acts 20:20

    And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately,

    συμφερόντων sumpherontōn “being profitable”

  10. 1 Corinthians 6:12

    I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any.

    συμφέρει· sumpherei “do profit;”

  11. 1 Corinthians 7:35

    Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.

    σύμφορον sumphoron “[your] benefit”

  12. 1 Corinthians 10:23

    We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.

    συμφέρει· sumpherei “are profitable;”

  13. 1 Corinthians 10:33

    Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.

    σύμφορον sumphoron “profiting”

  14. 1 Corinthians 12:7

    But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.

    συμφέρον. sumpheron “common profiting.”

  15. 2 Corinthians 8:10

    And in this I give my opinion: for it is to your profit, who were the first to make a start a year before, not only to do this, but to make clear that your minds were more than ready to do it.

    συμφέρει, sumpherei “is profitable,”

  16. 2 Corinthians 12:1

    As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

    συμφέρον sumpheron “is it profitable”

  17. Hebrews 12:10

    For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is.

    συμφέρον sumpheron “is [our] benefitting”