Topic
Behoove
4 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.
- Luke 24:26ISBE
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
- Acts 17:3ISBE
Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 11:10ISBE
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
- Hebrews 2:17ISBE
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
be-hoov': Used in the New Testament for two Greek words dei (Lu 24:26; Ac 17:3) and opheilo (Heb 2:17); the former referring to a physical, and the latter to a moral, necessity (Bengelon, 1Co 11:10). The former means "must," that is, it is required by the order which God has ordained; the latter, "ought," that is, it is required as a debt.
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.