10 occurrences in 3 translations

'Behoved' in the Bible

it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

'Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,

opening and alleging, 'That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ -- Jesus whom I proclaim to you.'

I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved me many things to do,

And there having been long fasting, then Paul having stood in the midst of them, said, 'It behoved you, indeed, O men -- having hearkened to me -- not to set sail from Crete, and to save this hurt and damage;

and I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,

since it had behoved him many times to suffer from the foundation of the world, but now once, at the full end of the ages, for putting away of sin through his sacrifice, he hath been manifested;

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