a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother

having the same national ancestor, belonging to the same people, or countryman

any fellow or man

a fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection

an associate in employment or office

brethren in Christ

1. his brothers by blood

2. all men

3. apostles

4. Christians, as those who are exalted to the same heavenly place

blood

1. of man or animals

2. refers to the seat of life

3. of those things that resemble blood, grape juice

blood shed, to be shed by violence, slay, murder

incorruption, perpetuity

purity, sincerity, incorrupt

royal power, kingship, dominion, rule

1. not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom

2. of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah

3. of the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah's kingdom

a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a king

used in the N.T. to refer to the reign of the Messiah

but, moreover, and, etc.

to be able, have power whether by virtue of one's own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favourable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom

to be able to do something

to be capable, strong and powerful

a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

the Godhead, trinity

1. God the Father, the first person in the trinity

2. Christ, the second person of the trinity

3. Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity

spoken of the only and true God

1. refers to the things of God

2. his counsels, interests, things due to him

whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way

1. God's representative or viceregent

   1. of magistrates and judges

and, also, even, indeed, but

to receive a lot, receive by lot

1. esp. to receive a part of an inheritance, receive as an inheritance, obtain by right of inheritance

2. to be an heir, to inherit

to receive the portion assigned to one, receive an allotted portion, receive as one's own or as a possession

to become partaker of, to obtain

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted

that, because, since

no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer

but not, neither, nor, not even

this, these, etc.

flesh (the soft substance of the living body, which covers the bones and is permeated with blood) of both man and beasts

the body

1. the body of a man

2. used of natural or physical origin, generation or relationship

   1. born of natural generation

3. the sensuous nature of man, "the animal nature"

   1. without any suggestion of depravity

   2. the animal nature with cravings which incite to sin

   3. the physical nature of man as subject to suffering

a living creature (because possessed of a body of flesh) whether man or beast

the flesh, denotes mere human nature, the earthly nature of man apart from divine influence, and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God

that (thing), this (thing)

to make known one's thoughts, to declare

to say

corruption, destruction, perishing

1. that which is subject to corruption, what is perishable

2. in the Christian sense, eternal misery in hell

in the NT, in an ethical sense, corruption i.e. moral decay