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Well Pleased
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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"good pleasure," occurs in the genitive case in Luke 2:14 , lit., "(men) of good pleasure" (so RV marg.), RV, "(men) in whom He is well pleased" (the genitive is objective); the AV, "good will (toward men)," follows the inferior texts which have the nominative. See DESIRE , PLEASURE , SEEM , WELL-PLEASING , WILL.
"to be well pleased:" see PLEASE , A, No. 3, WILLING, B, No. 3.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Well Pleased'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/w/well-pleased.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Well Pleased'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/w/well-pleased.html. 1940.
