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It is used to express what is expected or required according to God's standards and commandments. In the context of Scripture, "ought" frequently relates to the ethical and spiritual responsibilities of believers. Moral Obligation and Duty In the New Testament, the concept of "ought" is often linked to the moral and ethical duties of Christians. For instance, in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus teaches about the necessity of prayer and persistence: "Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart" (<a href="/luke/18.htm">Luke 18:1</a>). Here, the "need" to pray is an expression of what believers ought to do as part of their spiritual discipline. Similarly, in the Epistle to the Romans, the Apostle Paul speaks of the obligation to love one another: "Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law" (<a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8</a>). The use of "owe" here implies a moral duty, indicating what Christians ought to do in their relationships with others. Spiritual Responsibilities The term "ought" also appears in the context of spiritual responsibilities and the conduct expected of believers. In the First Epistle to Timothy, Paul writes about the behavior of church leaders: "An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach" (<a href="/1_timothy/3-2.htm">1 Timothy 3:2</a>). The qualifications listed are not mere suggestions but are what church leaders ought to embody. In the Epistle of James, the author emphasizes the importance of aligning one's actions with one's faith: "In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead" (<a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17</a>). This underscores the idea that believers ought to demonstrate their faith through their deeds, highlighting the necessity of living out one's beliefs. Community and Fellowship The concept of "ought" extends to the communal and relational aspects of the Christian life. In the First Epistle of John, the apostle writes about the love that believers ought to have for one another: "Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another" (1 <a href="/john/4-11.htm">John 4:11</a>). This reflects the reciprocal nature of Christian love and the expectation that believers will mirror the love they have received from God. Furthermore, in the context of forgiveness and reconciliation, Jesus instructs His followers on the necessity of forgiving others: "And whenever you stand to pray, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive your trespasses" (<a href="/mark/11-25.htm">Mark 11:25</a>). The act of forgiveness is presented as something believers ought to practice, reflecting the grace they have received. Conclusion The use of "ought" in the Bible serves as a reminder of the moral and spiritual obligations that define the Christian life. It calls believers to live in accordance with God's will, demonstrating love, faith, and righteousness in their daily lives. Through the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, the Scriptures provide guidance on what believers ought to do, shaping their conduct and relationships within the community of faith.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (v.) To be under obligation to do something.2. (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.3. (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Owned; possessed.4. (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) To be bound in duty or by moral obligation.5. (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed.6. (p. p.) of Owe<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3784.htm">3784. opheilo -- to owe</a> ... opheilo. 3785 . to owe. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: opheilo Phonetic Spelling: (of-i'-lo) Short Definition: I owe, ought Definition: I owe, ought. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3784.htm - 8k<a href="/greek/1163.htm">1163. dei -- it is necessary</a> ... Word Origin a form of deo Definition it is necessary NASB Word Usage due (1), had (7), have (2), must (56), necessary (4), needed (1), ought (17), ought to (1 ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1163.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/5534.htm">5534. chre -- it is necessary, fitting</a> ... proper, fitting. Word Origin a prim. word Definition it is necessary, fitting NASB Word Usage ought (1). ought. Third person singular ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5534.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4102.htm">4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness</a> ... 3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4102.htm - 18k<a href="/greek/992.htm">992. bleteos -- (that which) one must put</a> ... (that which) one must put. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: bleteos Phonetic Spelling: (blay-teh'-os) Short Definition: that ought to be put Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/992.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1346.htm">1346. dikaios -- righteously, justly</a> ... See 1343 (). Word Origin from dikaios Definition righteously, justly NASB Word Usage justly (1), ought (1), righteously (2), uprightly (1). ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1346.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1536.htm">1536. ei tis -- he that, if a man, whether any, whosoever.</a> ... he that, if a man, whether any, whosoever. From ei and tis; if any -- he that, if a(-ny) man('s thing, from any, ought), whether any, whosoever. see GREEK ei. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1536.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/3785.htm">3785. ophelon -- would that (used to express an unattainable wish)</a> ... would that, I wish. First person singular of a past tense of opheilo; I ought (wish), ie (interjection) oh that! -- would (to God). see GREEK opheilo. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3785.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1189b.htm">1189b. deon -- that which is needful</a> ... Word Origin a form of deo Definition that which is needful NASB Word Usage necessary (1), ought (1), things...proper (1). 1189a, 1189b. deon. 1190 . ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1189b.htm - 5k<a href="/greek/5100.htm">5100. tis -- a certain one, someone, anyone</a> ... some or any person or object -- a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5100.htm - 7k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3972.htm">3972. meumah -- anything</a> ... something (1), thing (1), valuable (2). fault, nothing, ought, somewhat, any nothing. Apparently a form of m'uwm; properly, a speck ... /hebrew/3972.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4172.htm">4172. mora -- a fear, terror</a> ... is to be feared (1). dread, that ought to be feared, terribleness, terror. Or morat {mo-raw'}; or morah (Psa. 9:20) {mo-raw'}; from ... /hebrew/4172.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/994b.htm">994b. bayay -- to entreat</a> ... bayay. 995 . to entreat. Transliteration: bayay Short Definition: ought. Word Origin a prim. root Definition to entreat NASB Word Usage ought (1). ... /hebrew/994b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/4465.htm">4465. mimkar -- a sale, ware</a> ... ought, that which cometh of sale, that which. From makar; merchandise; abstractly, a selling -- X ought, (that which cometh of) sale, that which...sold, ware. ... /hebrew/4465.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm">3605. kol -- the whole, all</a> ... sense) -- (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the ... /hebrew/3605.htm - 7k <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm">1697. dabar -- speech, word</a> ... errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts ... /hebrew/1697.htm - 8k <a href="/hebrew/2661.htm">2661. chaphor -- mole</a> ... From chaphar; a hole; only in connection with perah, which ought rather to be joined as one word, thus chapharperah {khaf-ar- pay-raw'}; by reduplication from ... /hebrew/2661.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/unknown/the_decretals/i_of_those_who_ought.htm">Of those who Ought not to be Admitted to the Right of Accusation.</a> ... I. Of those who ought not to be admitted to the right of accusation. Of those who ought not to be admitted to the right of accusation. ... //christianbookshelf.org/unknown/the decretals/i of those who ought.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_this_sacrament_ought_to.htm">Whether this Sacrament Ought to be Made of Unleavened Bread?</a> ... OF THE MATTER OF THIS SACRAMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether this sacrament ought to be made of unleavened bread? Objection 1: It seems ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether this sacrament ought to.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_remission_of_sins.htm">Whether the Remission of Sins Ought to be Reckoned Amongst the ...</a> ... OF THE EFFECTS OF GRACE (TEN ARTICLES) Whether the remission of sins ought to be reckoned amongst the things required for justification? ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the remission of sins.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_unbelievers_ought_to_be.htm">Whether Unbelievers Ought to be Compelled to the Faith?</a> ... OF UNBELIEF IN GENERAL (TWELVE ARTICLES) Whether unbelievers ought to be compelled to the faith? Objection 1: It would seem that ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether unbelievers ought to be.htm<a href="/library/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/march_9_how_ye_ought.htm">March 9. "How Ye Ought to Walk and Please God" (I. Thess. Iv. 1).</a> ... MARCH 9. "How ye ought to walk and please God" (I. Thess. iv. 1). "How ye ought to walk and please God" (I. Thess. iv.1). How many ... /.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /march 9 how ye ought.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_this_sacrament_ought_to_2.htm">Whether this Sacrament Ought to be Celebrated in a House and with ...</a> ... OF THE RITE OF THIS SACRAMENT (SIX ARTICLES) Whether this sacrament ought to be celebrated in a house and with sacred vessels? Objection ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether this sacrament ought to 2.htm<a href="/library/leo/writings_of_leo_the_great/chapter_ix_that_the_ruler.htm">That the Ruler Ought to be Careful to Understand How Commonly ...</a> ... That the ruler ought to be careful to understand how commonly vices pass themselves off as virtues. The ruler also ought to understand ... /.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter ix that the ruler.htm<a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xvii_what_virtues_ought.htm">What virtues Ought to Exist in Him whom we Consult. ...</a> ... What virtues ought to exist in him whom we consult.? What virtues ought to exist in him whom we consult. ... 88. Such, then, ought the man of counsel to be. ... /.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xvii what virtues ought.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_we_ought_to_pray_2.htm">Whether we Ought to Pray for Others?</a> ... OF PRAYER (SEVENTEEN ARTICLES) Whether we ought to pray for others? Objection 1: It would seem that we ought not to pray for others. ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether we ought to pray 2.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_an_indulgence_ought_to.htm">Whether an Indulgence Ought to be Granted for Temporal Help?</a> ... OF INDULGENCES (THREE ARTICLES) Whether an indulgence ought to be granted for temporal help? ... Therefore this ought not to be done. ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether an indulgence ought to.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/o/ought.htm">Ought (130 Occurrences)</a> ...Ought (130 Occurrences). Matthew 3:15 "Let it be so on this occasion," Jesus replied; "for so we ought to fulfil every religious duty." Then he consented; (WEY) ... /o/ought.htm - 36k<a href="/topical/o/object.htm">Object (76 Occurrences)</a> ... and American) "layeth to our charge sins against our discipline"), or "to make charges against" in Acts 24:19, the King James Version "who ought to have been ... /o/object.htm - 31k<a href="/topical/n/neglect.htm">Neglect (19 Occurrences)</a> ... dealing. These things you ought to have done, and yet you ought not to have left the others undone. (Root in WEY YLT NAS RSV NIV). ... /n/neglect.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/t/tithes.htm">Tithes (23 Occurrences)</a> ... for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have ... /t/tithes.htm - 14k<a href="/topical/s/support.htm">Support (135 Occurrences)</a> ... Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is ... /s/support.htm - 36k<a href="/topical/i/ignorance.htm">Ignorance (27 Occurrences)</a> ... unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be ... /i/ignorance.htm - 21k<a href="/topical/e/ethics.htm">Ethics</a> ... 2. Ethics as a Science 3. A Normative Science 4. Relation to Cognate Sciences (1) Ethics and Metaphysics (2) Ethics and Psychology The "Ought" 5. Relation of ... /e/ethics.htm - 70k<a href="/topical/v/violate.htm">Violate (14 Occurrences)</a> ... Speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to ... /v/violate.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/n/neighbor's.htm">Neighbor's (31 Occurrences)</a> ... Leviticus 25:14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbor, or buyest ought of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not oppress one another: (KJV ASV WBS). ... /n/neighbor's.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/n/neglected.htm">Neglected (10 Occurrences)</a> ... faithful dealing. These things you ought to have done, and yet you ought not to have left the others undone. (WEY NAS RSV NIV). Luke ... /n/neglected.htm - 9k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/how-much-to-tithe.html">How should I decide how much to tithe? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/95-theses.html">What are the 95 Theses of Martin Luther? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/atheist-morality.html">Can an atheist be a good moral person? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/ought.htm">Ought: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Ought (130 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/3-15.htm">Matthew 3:15</a> "Let it be so on this occasion," Jesus replied; "for so we ought to fulfil every religious duty." Then he consented; (WEY)<a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23</a> Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; (KJV)<a href="/matthew/18-33.htm">Matthew 18:33</a> ought not you also to have had pity on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?' (WEY)<a href="/matthew/21-3.htm">Matthew 21:3</a> And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. (KJV)<a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a> "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/matthew/25-27.htm">Matthew 25:27</a> You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/mark/7-12.htm">Mark 7:12</a> And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; (KJV)<a href="/mark/8-23.htm">Mark 8:23</a> He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV NAS)<a href="/mark/11-25.htm">Mark 11:25</a> And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. (KJV)<a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14</a> But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/luke/2-49.htm">Luke 2:49</a> And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? (Root in KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a> But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/luke/12-12.htm">Luke 12:12</a> For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. (KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/luke/13-14.htm">Luke 13:14</a> The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, "There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!" (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/luke/13-16.htm">Luke 13:16</a> Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?" (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/luke/17-10.htm">Luke 17:10</a> Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say,'We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.'" (See NAS)<a href="/luke/18-1.htm">Luke 18:1</a> And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; (KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/luke/24-26.htm">Luke 24:26</a> Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? (KJV DBY WBS)<a href="/john/4-20.htm">John 4:20</a> Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship." (WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/john/4-33.htm">John 4:33</a> The disciples therefore said one to another, "Has anyone brought him something to eat?" (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/john/7-3.htm">John 7:3</a> His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do. (See NIV)<a href="/john/13-14.htm">John 13:14</a> If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7</a> The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/acts/4-32.htm">Acts 4:32</a> And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. (KJV)<a href="/acts/5-29.htm">Acts 5:29</a> Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. (KJV WBS)<a href="/acts/15-5.htm">Acts 15:5</a> But certain men who had belonged to the sect of the Pharisees but were now believers, stood up in the assembly, and said, "Yes, Gentile believers ought to be circumcised and be ordered to keep the Law of Moses." (WEY DBY)<a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29</a> Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/acts/19-36.htm">Acts 19:36</a> Seeing then that these things can't be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash. (WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Acts 20:35</a> In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said,'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' " (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/acts/21-21.htm">Acts 21:21</a> And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. (KJV WBS)<a href="/acts/21-22.htm">Acts 21:22</a> What then ought you to do? They are sure to hear that you have come to Jerusalem; (WEY)<a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Acts 22:22</a> Until they heard this last statement the people listened to Paul, but now with a roar of disapproval they cried out, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He ought not to be allowed to live." (WEY RSV)<a href="/acts/24-19.htm">Acts 24:19</a> They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/25-10.htm">Acts 25:10</a> But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/25-24.htm">Acts 25:24</a> Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/26-9.htm">Acts 26:9</a> "I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/27-21.htm">Acts 27:21</a> When for a long time they had taken but little food, Paul, standing up among them, said, "Sirs, you ought to have listened to me and not have sailed from Crete. You would then have escaped this suffering and loss. (WEY DBY NAS)<a href="/acts/28-19.htm">Acts 28:19</a> But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. (KJV)<a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28</a> Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; (See NIV)<a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a> In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don't know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can't be uttered. (WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV NIV)<a href="/romans/12-3.htm">Romans 12:3</a> For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/romans/15-1.htm">Romans 15:1</a> Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/romans/15-27.htm">Romans 15:27</a> They have been well pleased indeed, and they are their debtors; for if the nations have participated in their spiritual things, they ought also in fleshly to minister to them. (DBY YLT RSV)<a href="/1_corinthians/5-2.htm">1 Corinthians 5:2</a> You are puffed up, and didn't rather mourn, that he who had done this deed might be removed from among you. (See RSV)<a href="/1_corinthians/5-10.htm">1 Corinthians 5:10</a> and not certainly with the whoremongers of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, seeing ye ought then to go forth out of the world -- (YLT)<a href="/1_corinthians/5-11.htm">1 Corinthians 5:11</a> But what I meant was that you were not to associate with any one bearing the name of "brother," if he was addicted to fornication or avarice or idol-worship or abusive language or hard-drinking or greed of gain. With such a man you ought not even to eat. (WEY)<a href="/1_corinthians/7-36.htm">1 Corinthians 7:36</a> and if any one doth think 'it' to be unseemly to his virgin, if she may be beyond the bloom of age, and it ought so to be, what he willeth let him do; he doth not sin -- let him marry. (YLT NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">1 Corinthians 8:2</a> But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/9-10.htm">1 Corinthians 9:10</a> or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope. (WEB ASV YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/11-7.htm">1 Corinthians 11:7</a> For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/11-10.htm">1 Corinthians 11:10</a> For this cause the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/15-34.htm">1 Corinthians 15:34</a> Wake up righteously, and don't sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/2-3.htm">2 Corinthians 2:3</a> And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn't have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/2-7.htm">2 Corinthians 2:7</a> So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. (KJV WBS NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/12-11.htm">2 Corinthians 12:11</a> I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/12-14.htm">2 Corinthians 12:14</a> Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3</a> But fornication and every kind of impurity, or covetousness, let them not even be mentioned among you, for they ought not to be named among God's people. (WEY)<a href="/ephesians/5-24.htm">Ephesians 5:24</a> But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything. (See NAS)<a href="/ephesians/5-28.htm">Ephesians 5:28</a> Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ephesians/6-20.htm">Ephesians 6:20</a> for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/colossians/4-4.htm">Colossians 4:4</a> that I may reveal it as I ought to speak. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/colossians/4-6.htm">Colossians 4:6</a> Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:1</a> Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_thessalonians/1-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:3</a> We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all towards one another abounds; (DBY YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_thessalonians/3-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:7</a> For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn't behave ourselves rebelliously among you, (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_timothy/3-6.htm">1 Timothy 3:6</a> He ought not to be a new convert, for fear he should be blinded with pride and come under the same condemnation as the Devil. (WEY)<a href="/1_timothy/3-15.htm">1 Timothy 3:15</a> but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. Paul's Letter to Titus (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_timothy/5-13.htm">1 Timothy 5:13</a> Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not. (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NIV)<a href="/2_timothy/2-6.htm">2 Timothy 2:6</a> The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops. (See NAS RSV)<a href="/2_timothy/2-24.htm">2 Timothy 2:24</a> And a bondman of the Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing; (DBY)<a href="/titus/1-11.htm">Titus 1:11</a> whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain's sake. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NIV)<a href="/philemon/1-8.htm">Philemon 1:8</a> And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right, (See NIV)<a href="/philemon/1-18.htm">Philemon 1:18</a> If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account; (KJV)<a href="/hebrews/2-1.htm">Hebrews 2:1</a> Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away. (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS)<a href="/hebrews/5-3.htm">Hebrews 5:3</a> And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. (KJV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Hebrews 5:12</a> For when by reason of the time you ought to be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/james/1-7.htm">James 1:7</a> For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord. (See NAS)<a href="/james/1-9.htm">James 1:9</a> But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position; (See NIV)<a href="/james/3-10.htm">James 3:10</a> Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/james/4-15.htm">James 4:15</a> For you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that." (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/james/4-17.htm">James 4:17</a> To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin. (See NIV)<a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3</a> Your adornment ought not to be a merely outward thing--one of plaiting the hair, putting on jewelry, or wearing beautiful dresses. (WEY)<a href="/2_peter/3-11.htm">2 Peter 3:11</a> Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness, (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_john/2-6.htm">1 John 2:6</a> he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16</a> By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. John's Second Letter (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_john/4-11.htm">1 John 4:11</a> Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/3_john/1-8.htm">3 John 1:8</a> We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jude/1-17.htm">Jude 1:17</a> But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. (See NAS)<a href="/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9</a> Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!" (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/26-28.htm">Genesis 26:28</a> They said, "We saw plainly that Yahweh was with you. We said,'Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you, (See NIV)<a href="/genesis/34-7.htm">Genesis 34:7</a> The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; a which thing ought not to be done. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/genesis/39-6.htm">Genesis 39:6</a> And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favored. (KJV)<a href="/genesis/47-18.htm">Genesis 47:18</a> When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: (KJV JPS ASV)<a href="/exodus/5-8.htm">Exodus 5:8</a> And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. (KJV)<a href="/exodus/5-11.htm">Exodus 5:11</a> Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished. (KJV JPS ASV)<a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Exodus 5:19</a> And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task. (KJV)<a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Exodus 12:46</a> In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof. (KJV)<a href="/exodus/22-14.htm">Exodus 22:14</a> And if a man borrow ought of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good. (KJV)<a href="/exodus/29-34.htm">Exodus 29:34</a> And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. (KJV)<a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Leviticus 4:2</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: (KJV DBY WBS)<a href="/concordance/o/ought2.htm"></a><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/o/ought.htm">Ought</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/u/usury.htm">Usury (17 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/o/our.htm">Our (13201 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/l/lodgeth.htm">Lodgeth (13 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/tarry.htm">Tarry (62 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/exchangers.htm">Exchangers (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/m/money-changers.htm">Money-changers (5 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/banking.htm">Banking</a><a href="/topical/s/sea-side.htm">Sea-side (7 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/h/hoar.htm">Hoar (5 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/h/hoary.htm">Hoary (10 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/bank.htm">Bank (28 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/o/ought.htm">Ought (130 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/thyself.htm">Thyself (352 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/g/grave.htm">Grave (128 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/m/mayest.htm">Mayest (240 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/church.htm">Church (110 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom (320 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/o/ouches--sockets.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ouches: Sockets"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ouches: Sockets" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/o/oughtest.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Oughtest"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Oughtest" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>