Benevolence (ISBE)

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bē̇ -nev´ō̇ -lens : the King James Version translation of phrase in Textus Receptus of the New Testament of 1 Corinthians 7:3 , rejected by the Revised Version (British and American) which following Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek translates Greek opheilḗ , "due." This reference to the marriage relation is explained in 1 Corinthians 7:4 . Compare Exodus 21:10 .