Topic
Become
7 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Deuteronomy 27:9ISBE
¶ And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.
- Psalms 93:5ISBE
Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.
- Matthew 3:15ISBE
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
- Matthew 18:3ISBE
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- Ephesians 5:3ISBE
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
- 1 Thessalonians 4:12ISBE
That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
- 1 Timothy 2:10ISBE
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 7 references
be-kum':
(1) Greek ginomai, used in New Testament for a change of state, corresponding to Hebrew hayah of Old Testament. Compare Mt 18:3 with De 27:9.
(2) For what is fitting, suitable, proper, in New Testament: "prepei" (Mt 3:15; Eph 5:3; 1Ti 2:10); in Old Testament, na'awah, na'ah, Ps 93:5: "Holiness becometh thy house." in this sense, the adverb "becomingly" must be interpreted: "Walk becomingly toward them that are without" (1Th 4:12), i.e. in a way that is consistent with your profession.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.