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Thursday, November 14th, 2024
the Week of Proper 27 / Ordinary 32
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Happy, Happier
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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"blessed, happy," is rendered "happy" in the RV, in two places only, as in the AV, Acts 26:2; Romans 14:22 (where "blessed" would have done); also the comparative "happier" in 1 Corinthians 7:40 . Elsewhere the RV uses "blessed" for AV "happy," e.g., John 13:17; 1 Peter 3:14; 4:14 . See BLESSED.
"to call blessed," Luke 1:48 , is rendered "we count ... happy" in James 5:11 . See BLESSED.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Happy, Happier'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​h/happy-happier.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Happy, Happier'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​h/happy-happier.html. 1940.