'Inferior' in the Bible
I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater [in privilege] than he.”
and told him, “Everyone sets out the fine wine first, then, after people have drunk freely, the inferior. But you have kept the fine wine until now.”
Food will not make us acceptable to God. We are not inferior if we don’t eat, and we are not better if we do eat.
while our more presentable parts do not require it. But God has combined the [whole] body, giving greater honor to that part which lacks it,
Now I consider myself in no way inferior to the “super-apostles.”
I have become a fool; you forced it on me. I should have been endorsed by you, since I am not in any way inferior to the “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or exasperate your children [with demands that are trivial or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive; nor by favoritism or indifference; treat them tenderly with lovingkindness], so they will not lose heart and become discouraged or unmotivated [with their spirits broken].
Thou hast made him some little inferior to the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy hands;
but we see Jesus, who was made some little inferior to angels on account of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste death for every thing.
Without a doubt, the inferior is blessed by the superior.
They promise them liberty, when they themselves are the slaves of depravity—for by whatever anyone is defeated and overcome, to that [person, thing, philosophy, or concept] he is continually enslaved.
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- Deficient (10 instances)
- Inferior (21 instances)
- Less (111 instances)
- Lesser (11 instances)
- Lower (97 instances)
- Lowly (47 instances)
- Minor (10 instances)
- Minus (1 instance)
- Petty (2 instances)
- Secondary (8 instances)
- Subordinate (5 instances)