僭
jiàn
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How is 僭 read in the Chinese Bible?
僭 is read jiàn in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses across 4 books, first in Matthew 9:3.
- Occurrences
- 8
- Verses
- 7
- Books
- 4
- First in
- Matthew 9:3
Words it forms in the Bible
- 僭jiàn× 8(bound form) to overstep one's authority
Meaning: to assume, to usurp
In the text
- Matthew 9:3
有几个文士心里说:「这个人说僭妄的话了。」
- Matthew 26:65
大祭司就撕开衣服,说:「他说了僭妄的话,我们何必再用见证人呢?这僭妄的话,现在你们都听见了。
- Mark 2:7
「这个人为什么这样说呢?他说僭妄的话了。除了 神以外,谁能赦罪呢?」
- Mark 14:64
你们已经听见他这僭妄的话了。你们的意见如何?」他们都定他该死的罪。
- Luke 5:21
文士和法利赛人就议论说:「这说僭妄话的是谁?除了 神以外,谁能赦罪呢?」
- John 10:33
犹太人回答说:「我们不是为善事拿石头打你,是为你说僭妄的话;又为你是个人,反将自己当作 神。」
- John 10:36
父所分别为圣、又差到世间来的,他自称是 神的儿子,你们还向他说『你说僭妄的话』吗?
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.