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World English Bible:

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But if they cannot contain, () let them marry: () for it is () better to marry () than to burn. ()

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Εἰ () δὲ () οὐκ () ἐγκρατεύονται, () γαμησάτωσαν· () κρεῖσσον () γάρ () ἐστιν () γαμῆσαι () () πυροῦσθαι. ()

1 Corinthians 7:9 N κρεῖσσονκρεῖττον

World English Bible:

So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn’t give her in marriage does better.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

So then he that giveth her in marriage () doeth () well; but he that giveth her not in marriage () doeth () better.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ὥστε () καὶ () () ἐκγαμίζων () καλῶς () ποιεῖ· () () δὲ () μὴ () ἐκγαμίζων () κρεῖσσον () ποιεῖ. ()

1 Corinthians 7:38a N ὁ ἐκγαμίζωνὁ γαμίζων τὴν ἑαυτοῦ παρθένον
1 Corinthians 7:38b N ὁ δὲκαὶ ὁ
1 Corinthians 7:38c N μὴ ἐκγαμίζωνμὴ γαμίζων
1 Corinthians 7:38d N κρεῖσσον ποιεῖκρεῖσσον ποιήσει

World English Bible:

But in giving you this command I don’t praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Now in this that I declare () unto you I praise () you not, that ye come together () not for the better, but for the worse.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Τοῦτο () δὲ () παραγγέλλων () οὐκ () ἐπαινῶ, () ὅτι () οὐκ () εἰς () τὸ () κρεῖττον () ἀλλ’ () εἰς () τὸ () ἧττον () συνέρχεσθε. ()

1 Corinthians 11:17 N κρεῖττον ἀλλ’ εἰς τὸ ἧττονκρεῖσσον ἀλλὰ εἰς τὸ ἧσσον

World English Bible:

But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But covet earnestly () the best gifts: and yet shew I () unto you a more excellent way.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ζηλοῦτε () δὲ () τὰ () χαρίσματα () τὰ () κρείττονα. () Καὶ () ἔτι () καθ’ () ὑπερβολὴν () ὁδὸν () ὑμῖν () δείκνυμι. ()

1 Corinthians 12:31 N κρείττοναμείζονα

World English Bible:

But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For I am in a strait () betwixt two, having () a desire to depart, () and to be () with Christ; which is far better:

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Συνέχομαι () δὲ () ἐκ () τῶν () δύο, () τὴν () ἐπιθυμίαν () ἔχων () εἰς () τὸ () ἀναλῦσαι () καὶ () σὺν () χριστῷ () εἶναι, () πολλῷ () μᾶλλον () κρεῖσσον· ()

Philippians 1:23 N μᾶλλον ⇒ [γὰρ] μᾶλλον

Hebrews 1:4 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

having become as much better than the angels as the more excellent name he has inherited is better than theirs.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

being made () so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained () a more excellent name than they.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

τοσούτῳ () κρείττων () γενόμενος () τῶν () ἀγγέλων, () ὅσῳ () διαφορώτερον () παρ’ () αὐτοὺς () κεκληρονόμηκεν () ὄνομα. ()

Hebrews 6:9 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But, beloved, we are persuaded () better things of you, and things that accompany () salvation, though we thus speak. ()

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Πεπείσμεθα () δὲ () περὶ () ὑμῶν, () ἀγαπητοί, () τὰ () κρείσσονα () καὶ () ἐχόμενα () σωτηρίας, () εἰ () καὶ () οὕτως () λαλοῦμεν· ()

Hebrews 7:7 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

And without all contradiction the less is blessed () of the better.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Χωρὶς () δὲ () πάσης () ἀντιλογίας, () τὸ () ἔλαττον () ὑπὸ () τοῦ () κρείττονος () εὐλογεῖται. ()

Hebrews 7:19 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For the law made nothing perfect, () but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh () unto God.

Hebrews 7:19 Or, but it was the bringing in

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

οὐδὲν () γὰρ () ἐτελείωσεν () () νόμος, () ἐπεισαγωγὴ () δὲ () κρείττονος () ἐλπίδος, () δι’ () ἧς () ἐγγίζομεν () τῷ () θεῷ. ()

Hebrews 7:22 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

By so much, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

By so much was Jesus made () a surety of a better testament.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

κατὰ () τοσοῦτον () κρείττονος () διαθήκης () γέγονεν () ἔγγυος () Ἰησοῦς. ()

Hebrews 7:22 N τοσοῦτοντοσοῦτο [καὶ]

Hebrews 8:6 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as law.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But now hath he obtained () a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is () the mediator of a better covenant, which was established () upon better promises.

Hebrews 8:6 Or, Testament

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Νυνὶ () δὲ () διαφορωτέρας () τέτυχεν () λειτουργίας, () ὅσῳ () καὶ () κρείττονός () ἐστιν () διαθήκης () μεσίτης, () ἥτις () ἐπὶ () κρείττοσιν () ἐπαγγελίαις () νενομοθέτηται. ()

Hebrews 8:6 N ΝυνὶΝυν[]

Hebrews 9:23 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified () with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ἀνάγκη () οὖν () τὰ () μὲν () ὑποδείγματα () τῶν () ἐν () τοῖς () οὐρανοῖς, () τούτοις () καθαρίζεσθαι, () αὐτὰ () δὲ () τὰ () ἐπουράνια () κρείττοσιν () θυσίαις () παρὰ () ταύτας. ()

Hebrews 10:34 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

For you both had compassion on me in my chains and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For ye had compassion () of me in my bonds, and took () joyfully the spoiling of your goods, () knowing () in yourselves that ye have () in heaven a better and an enduring () substance.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Καὶ () γὰρ () τοῖς () δεσμοῖς () μου () συνεπαθήσατε, () καὶ () τὴν () ἁρπαγὴν () τῶν () ὑπαρχόντων () ὑμῶν () μετὰ () χαρᾶς () προσεδέξασθε, () γινώσκοντες () ἔχειν () ἑαυτοῖς () κρείττονα () ὕπαρξιν () ἐν () οὐρανοῖς () καὶ () μένουσαν. ()

Hebrews 10:34a N δεσμοῖς μουδεσμίοις
Hebrews 10:34b N ἑαυτοῖςἑαυτοὺς
Hebrews 10:34c N ἐν οὐρανοῖς ⇒ -

Hebrews 11:16 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But now they desire () a better country, that is, () an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed () to be called () their God: for he hath prepared () for them a city.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Νῦν () δὲ () κρείττονος () ὀρέγονται, () τοῦτ’ () ἔστιν, () ἐπουρανίου· () διὸ () οὐκ () ἐπαισχύνεται () αὐτοὺς () () θεός, () θεὸς () ἐπικαλεῖσθαι () αὐτῶν· () ἡτοίμασεν () γὰρ () αὐτοῖς () πόλιν. ()

Hebrews 11:35 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

Hebrews 11:35 ;

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Women received () their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, () not accepting () deliverance; that they might obtain () a better resurrection:

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ἔλαβον () γυναῖκες () ἐξ () ἀναστάσεως () τοὺς () νεκροὺς () αὐτῶν· () ἄλλοι () δὲ () ἐτυμπανίσθησαν, () οὐ () προσδεξάμενοι () τὴν () ἀπολύτρωσιν, () ἵνα () κρείττονος () ἀναστάσεως () τύχωσιν· ()

Hebrews 11:40 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

God having provided () some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. ()

Hebrews 11:40 Or, foreseen

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

τοῦ () θεοῦ () περὶ () ἡμῶν () κρεῖττόν () τι () προβλεψαμένου, () ἵνα () μὴ () χωρὶς () ἡμῶν () τελειωθῶσιν. ()

Hebrews 12:24 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.

Hebrews 12:24

King James w/Strong’s #s:

and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh () better things than that of Abel.

Hebrews 12:24 Or, Testament

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

καὶ () διαθήκης () νέας () μεσίτῃ () Ἰησοῦ, () καὶ () αἵματι () ῥαντισμοῦ () κρεῖττον () λαλοῦντι () παρὰ () τὸν () Ἄβελ. ()

1 Peter 3:17 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For it is better, if the will of God be so, () that ye suffer () for well doing, () than for evil doing. ()

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρεῖττον () γὰρ () ἀγαθοποιοῦντας, () εἰ () θέλοι () τὸ () θέλημα () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () πάσχειν, () () κακοποιοῦντας. ()

2 Peter 2:21 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For it had been () better for them not to have known () the way of righteousness, than, after they have known () it, to turn () from the holy commandment delivered () unto them.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρεῖττον () γὰρ () ἦν () αὐτοῖς () μὴ () ἐπεγνωκέναι () τὴν () ὁδὸν () τῆς () δικαιοσύνης, () () ἐπιγνοῦσιν () ἐπιστρέψαι () ἐκ () τῆς () παραδοθείσης () αὐτοῖς () ἁγίας () ἐντολῆς. ()

2 Peter 2:21 N ἐπιστρέψαιὑποστρέψαι

World English Bible:

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King James w/Strong’s #s:

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):