Topic
Experiment
3 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ecclesiastes 1:1–18Nave In worldly pleasure, Solomon's
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? One generation passeth away, and another…
- Ecclesiastes 2:1–26Nave In worldly pleasure, Solomon's
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine…
- 2 Corinthians 9:13ISBE
Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
eks-per'-i-ment (dokime, "approvedness," "tried character"):
"The experiment of this ministration" (2Co 9:13 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "the proving of you by his ministration"), i.e. the sincerity of their Christian profession was evidenced by their liberal contribution.
In the topical indexes
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.