Basic HTML Version
the “right” is that of being maintained by those among whom the ministers of the gospel
had labored, a “right” possessed in virtue of the “authority” given them by Christ, Heb.
13:10; Rev. 22:14.
,@ $
first denotes “freedom to act” and then “authority for the action.” This is first
true of God, Acts 1:7. It was exercised by the Son of God, as from, and in conjunction
with, the Father when the Lord was upon earth, in the days of His flesh, Matt. 9:6; John
10:18, as well as in resurrection, Matt. 28:18; John 17:2. All others hold their freedom to
act from God (though some of them have abused it), whether angels, Eph. 1:21, or human
potentates, Rom. 13:1. Satan offered to delegate his authority over earthly kingdoms to
Christ, Luke 4:6, who, though conscious of His “right” to it, refused, awaiting the
divinely appointed time. See
AUTHORITY
, No. 1, and for various synonyms see
DOMINION
, No. 1, Note.
B. Adjectives.
1.
(
&
, 1342), “just, righteous, that which is in accordance with”
,
“rule, right, justice,” is translated “right” in Matt. 20:4; v. 7,
KJV
only (
RV
omits,
according to the most authentic mss., the clause having been inserted from v. 4, to the
detriment of the narrative); Luke 12:57; Acts 4:19; Eph. 6:1; Phil. 1:7,
RV
(
KJV
, “meet”);
2 Pet. 1:13 (
KJV
, “meet”). See
JUST
,
RIGHTEOUS
.
2.
$
$
(
' "
, 2117), “straight,” hence, metaphorically, “right,” is so rendered in
Acts 8:21, of the heart; 13:10, of the ways of the Lord; 2 Pet. 2:15. See
STRAIGHT
.
C. Adverb.
(
A$
, 3723), “rightly” (akin to
, “straight, direct”), is translated
“plain” in Mark 7:35; in Luke 7:43 and 20:21, “rightly”; in Luke 10:28, “right.”¶
Notes:
(1) For “right mind” see
MIND
, B, No. 5. (2) For the
KJV
, “rightly” in 2 Tim.
2:15, see
DIVIDE
, A, No. 8.
RIGHTEOUS, RIGHTEOUSLY
A. Adjective.
(
&
, 1342) signifies “just,” without prejudice or partiality, e.g., of the
judgment of God, 2 Thess. 1:5, 6; of His judgments, Rev. 16:7; 19:2; of His character as
Judge, 2 Tim. 4:8; Rev. 16:5; of His ways and doings, Rev. 15:3. See further under
JUST
,
A, No. 1,
RIGHT
, B, No. 1.
In the following the
RV
substitutes “righteous” for the
KJV
“just”; Matt. 1:19; 13:49;
27:19, 24; Mark 6:20; Luke 2:25; 15:7; 20:20; 23:50; John 5:30; Acts 3:14; 7:52; 10:22;
22:14; Rom. 1:17; 7:12; Gal. 3:11; Heb. 10:38; Jas. 5:6; 1 Pet. 3:18; 2 Pet. 2:7; 1 John
1:9; Rev. 15:3.
B. Adverb.
(
&
, 1346) is translated “righteously” in 1 Cor. 15:34,
RV
“(awake up)
righteously,”
KJV
, “(awake to) righteousness”; 1 Thess. 2:10,
RV
(
KJV
, “justly”); Titus
2:12; 1 Pet. 2:23. See
JUSTLY
.
Notes:
(1) In Rev. 22:11 the best texts have
$
, “righteousness,” with
,
“to do,”
RV
, “let him do righteousness”; the
KJV
follows those which have the passive