Benevolence

BENEVOLENCE

be-nev'-o-lens:

the King James Version translation of phrase in Textus Receptus of the New Testament of 1 Corinthians 7:3, rejected by the Revised Version (British and American) which following Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek translates Greek opheile, "due." This reference to the marriage relation is explained in 7:4. Compare Exodus 21:10.


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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BENEVOLENCE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.