2 occurrences

'Ought' in the Bible

Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done.”

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?Kings SummoningWe Have SinnedWhat Sin?

Now the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.

Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldSexual Sin, Nature OfSorrowRapeNamed People Angry With Others

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δεῖ 
Dei 
must , ought , must needs , should , , vr ought
Usage: 72

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