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Devotion; Devotions

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dē̇ -vō´shun , σεβάσματα , sebásmata ): For the King James Version "your devotions" (Acts 17:23 ), the Revised Version (British and American) has "the objects of your worship," which is probably the intended meaning of the King James Version. the Revised Version (British and American) reads "devotion" for the King James Version "prayer" in Job 15:4 (the Revised Version, margin "meditation," Hebrew sı̄aḥ ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Devotion; Devotions'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​d/devotion-devotions.html. 1915.
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