Topic
Infidel
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.
- 2 Esdras 7:44ISBE
Intemperance is at an end, infidelity is cut off, righteousness is grown, and truth is sprung up.
- 2 Corinthians 6:15ISBE
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
- 1 Timothy 5:8ISBE
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
in'-fi-del (apistos, "unbelieving," "incredulous"): the King James Version has this word twice: "What part hath he that believeth with an infidel?" (2Co 6:15); "If any provide not for his own, .... is worse than an infidel" (1Ti 5:8). In both passages the English Revised Version and the American Standard Revised Version have "unbeliever" in harmony with numerous other instances of the use of the Greek apistos. The word nowhere corresponds to the modern conception of an infidel, one who denies the existence of God, or repudiates the Christian faith; but always signifies one who has not become a believer in Christ. It was formerly so used in English, and some of the older versions have it in other passages, besides these two. It is not found in the Old Testament, but "infidelity" (incredulity) occurs in 2 Esdras 7:44 (114).
William Owen Carver
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.