Topic
Frankly
3 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 7:21ISBE
And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
- Luke 7:42ISBE
And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
- Luke 7:43ISBE
Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
frank'-li (charizomai):
"Frankly" in the sense of "freely," "readily," "graciously," occurs only in the translation of charizomai, properly "to gratify," "to do that which is grateful or pleasing," "to forgive" (Lu 7:42, "He frankly forgave them both," the Revised Version (British and American) has simply "forgave"; the same word is translated in Lu 7:43, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), "forgave," in Lu 7:21 the King James Version it is "gave," the Revised Version (British and American) "bestowed," granted to see). It occurs in the New Testament only in Luke and Paul.
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.