Textus Receptus Bibles
Bible Analysis
Acts 9:15
Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)
(See Variants Below)
King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
Textus Receptus Support:
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Variants
Both the Stephanus 1550 and the Beza 1598 Textus Receptus do not fully support this verse. In many cases the verse is supported from either the Bishop's Bible, Tyndale Bible or the Erasmus reading.
Variant: Omit "the" before "Gentiles."
Greek-English Dictionary
a vessel implement: equipment or apparatus (literally or figuratively [specifically a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband])
1. a vessel
2. an implement
a. in the plural
1. household utensils, domestic gear
2. the tackle and armament of vessels, used specifically of sails and ropes
3. metaph.
a. a man of quality, a chosen instrument
b. in a bad sense, an assistant in accomplishing an evil deed "Vessel" was a common Greek metaphor for "body" since Greeks thoughtof souls living temporarily in bodies.
of the New Testament 1889
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.