Lexicon entry · Greek
G4851συμφέρωsumpherō
be profitablePart of speech: Greek Verb
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If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
συμφέρει sumpherei “it is better”
If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body be thrown into Gehenna.
συμφέρει sumpherei “it is better”
but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.
συμφέρει sumpherei “it is better”
His disciples said to him, "If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry."
συμφέρει sumpherei “it is better”
nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish."
συμφέρει sumpherei “it is profitable”
Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
συμφέρει sumpherei “it is profitable”
Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should perish for the people.
συμφέρει sumpherei “it is profitable”
Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
συνενέγκαντες sunenegkantes “having brought together”
how I didn't shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,
συμφερόντων sumpherontōn “being profitable”
"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are expedient. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be brought under the power of anything.
συμφέρει· sumpherei “do profit;”
This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
σύμφορον sumphoron “[your] benefit”
"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are profitable. "All things are lawful for me," but not all things build up.
συμφέρει· sumpherei “are profitable;”
even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.
σύμφορον sumphoron “profiting”
But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.
συμφέρον. sumpheron “common profiting.”
I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.
συμφέρει, sumpherei “is profitable,”
It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
συμφέρον sumpheron “is it profitable”
For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
συμφέρον sumpheron “is [our] benefitting”