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B. Adjectives.
1.
(
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, “to
bear”), Acts 14:17.¶ Cf. C, below.
2.
(
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, 175), “unfruitful” ( , negative, and A, No. 1), is used
figuratively (a) of “the word of the Kingdom,” rendered “unfruitful” in the case of those
influenced by the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches, Matt. 13:22; Mark
4:19; (b) of the understanding of one praying with a “tongue,” which effected no profit to
the church without an interpretation of it, 1 Cor. 14:14; (c) of the works of darkness, Eph.
5:11; (d) of believers who fail “to maintain good works,” indicating the earning of one’s
living so as to do good works to others, Titus 3:14; of the effects of failing to supply in
one’s faith the qualities of virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, love of the
brethren, and love, 2 Pet. 1:8. In Jude 12 it is rendered “without fruit,” of ungodly men,
who oppose the gospel while pretending to uphold it, depicted as “autumn trees” (see
Note
under A, No. 3).¶ In the Sept., Jer. 2:6.¶
C. Verb.
(
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used (a) in the natural sense, of the “fruit of the earth,” Mark 4:28; (b) metaphorically, of
conduct, or that which takes effect in conduct, Matt. 13:23; Mark 4:20; Luke 8:15; Rom.
7:4, 5 (the latter, of evil “fruit,” borne “unto death,” of activities resulting from a state of
alienation from God); Col. 1:6 in the middle voice; Col. 1:10.¶
Note:
For “bring forth fruit to perfection,” Luke 8:14, see
PERFECTION
, B.
For
FRUSTRATE,
Gal. 2:21
, see
VOID
FULFILL, FULFILLING, FULFILLMENT
A. Verbs.
1.
(
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FILL
); (2) “to fulfill, complete,”
(a) of time, e.g., Mark 1:15; Luke 21:24; John 7:8 (
KJV
, “full come”); Acts 7:23,
RV
, “he
was wellnigh forty years old” (
KJV
, “was full” etc.), lit., “the time of forty years was
fulfilled to him”; v. 30,
KJV
, “were expired”; 9:23; 24:27 (
KJV
, “after two years”;
RV
,
“when two years were fulfilled”); (b) of number, Rev. 6:11; (c) of good pleasure, 2
Thess. 1:11; (d) of joy, Phil. 2:2; in the passive voice, “to be fulfilled,” John 3:29 and
17:13; in the following the verb is rendered “fulfilled” in the
RV
, for the
KJV
, “full,” John
15:11; 16:24; 1 John 1:4; 2 John 12; (e) of obedience, 2 Cor. 10:6; (f) of works, Rev. 3:2;
(g) of the future Passover, Luke 22:16; (h) of sayings, prophecies, etc., e.g., Matt. 1:22
(twelve times in Matt., two in Mark, four in Luke, eight in John, two in Acts); Jas. 2:23;
in Col. 1:25 the word signifies to preach “fully,” to complete the ministry of the Gospel
appointed. See
FILL
.
2.
(
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No. 1), is used (a) of Isaiah’s prophecy of Israel’s rejection of God, fulfilled in the
rejection of His Son, Matt. 13:14; (b) of the status of a person in a church,
RV
, “filleth the
place,” for
KJV
, “occupieth the room,” 1 Cor. 14:16; (c) of an adequate supply of service,
1 Cor. 16:17, “supplied”; Phil. 2:30, “to supply”; (d) of sins, 1 Thess. 2:16; (e) of the law
of Christ; Gal. 6:2. See
FILL
,
OCCUPY
,
SUPPLY
.¶
3.
(
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, “an end”), signifies, among its various
meanings, “to give effect to,” and is translated “fulfill,” of the Law, intentionally, Jas.