Strong's Greek · G3786

ὄφελος

óphelos

advantageth, profit

Definition

gain

Derivation

from (to heap up, i.e. accumulate or benefit);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

James 2:16

If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?

1 Corinthians 15:32

If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

James 2:14

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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