49 verses contain “Nic” (in the KJV: 49, in the BSB: 9) — showing 1–49
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Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s
womb, and be born?
“How can a man be born when he is old?”
Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s
womb a second time to be born?”
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)
Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
And there came also
Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of
myrrh and
aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of
myrrh and
aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and
Nicanor, and
Timon, and Parmenas, and
Nicolas a
proselyte of Antioch:
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus,
Nicanor,
Timon, Parmenas, and
Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to
Judaism.
As soon as I send
Artemas or
Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at
Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the
Nicolaitanes, which I also
hate.
So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the
Nicolaitanes, which thing I
hate.
In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the
Nicolaitans.
Then
Lysias chose Ptolemee the son of Dorymenes,
Nicanor, and
Gorgias, mighty men of the king’s friends:
Then the king sent
Nicanor, one of his honourable princes, a man that bare deadly
hate unto Israel, with commandment to destroy the people.
So
Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great force; and sent unto
Judas and his brethren
deceitfully with friendly words, saying,
Nicanor also, when he saw that his counsel was discovered, went out to fight against
Judas beside Capharsalama:
Where there were slain of Nicanor’s side about five thousand men, and the rest fled into the city of David.
After this went
Nicanor up to mount
Sion, and there came out of the sanctuary certain of the priests and certain of the elders of the people, to
salute him
peaceably, and to
shew him the burnt sacrifice that was offered for the king.
So Nicanor went out of Jerusalem, and pitched his tents in Bethhoron, where an host out of Syria met him.
So the
thirteenth day of the month
Adar the hosts joined battle: but
Nicanor’s host was
discomfited, and he himself was first slain in the battle.
Now when Nicanor’s host saw that he was slain, they cast away their weapons, and fled.
Afterwards they took the spoils, and the prey, and
smote off
Nicanors head, and his right hand, which he stretched out so proudly, and brought them away, and
hanged them up toward Jerusalem.
Furthermore, when
Demetrius heard the
Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of
Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host:
Then
forthwith choosing
Nicanor the son of Patroclus, one of his special friends, he sent him with no fewer than twenty thousand of all nations under him, to root out the whole generation of the Jews; and with him he joined also
Gorgias a captain, who in matters of war had great experience.
So
Nicanor undertook to make so much money of the
captive Jews, as should
defray the tribute of two thousand talents, which the king was to pay to the Romans.
Now when word was brought unto
Judas of
Nicanor’s coming, and he had imparted unto those that were with him that the army was at hand,
Others sold all that they had left, and
withal besought the Lord to deliver them, sold by the wicked
Nicanor before they met together:
And by the help of the
Almighty they
slew above nine thousand of their enemies, and wounded and
maimed the most part of
Nicanor’s host, and so put all to flight;
As for that most
ungracious Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to
buy the Jews,
Now when he came to Ecbatane, news was brought him what had happened unto
Nicanor and
Timotheus.
But of the governours of several places,
Timotheus, and
Apollonius the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and beside them
Nicanor the governor of
Cyprus, would not suffer them to be quiet and live in peace.
And
forthwith calling
Nicanor, who had been master of the elephants, and making him governor over
Judea, he sent him forth,
Now when the Jews heard of
Nicanor’s coming, and that the heathen were up against them, they cast earth upon their heads, and made
supplication to him that had established his people for ever, and who always helpeth his portion with
manifestation of his presence.
Now Simon,
Judas’ brother, had joined battle with
Nicanor, but was somewhat
discomfited through the sudden silence of his enemies.
Nevertheless
Nicanor, hearing of the
manliness of them that were with
Judas, and the
courageousness that they had to fight for their country,
durst not try the matter by the sword.
Now
Nicanor abode in Jerusalem, and did no
hurt, but sent away the people that came flocking unto him.
But Alcimus, perceiving the love that was
betwixt them, and considering the covenants that were made, came to
Demetrius, and told him that
Nicanor was not well affected toward the state; for that he had ordained
Judas, a
traitor to his realm, to be the king’s successor.
Then the king being in a
rage, and
provoked with the accusations of the most wicked man, wrote to
Nicanor,
signifying that he was much displeased with the covenants, and commanding him that he should send Maccabeus prisoner in all
haste unto Antioch.
When this came to
Nicanor’s hearing, he was much confounded in himself, and took it
grievously that he should make void the articles which were agreed upon, the man being in no fault.
Notwithstanding, when Maccabeus saw that
Nicanor began to be
churlish unto him, and that he
entreated him more roughly than he was
wont, perceiving that such
sour behaviour came not of good, he gathered together not a few of his men, and withdrew himself from
Nicanor.
Now was there accused unto Nicanor one Razis, one of the elders of Jerusalem, a lover of his countrymen, and a man of very good report, who for his kindness was called a father of the Jews.
So
Nicanor, willing to declare the
hate that he bare unto the Jews, sent above five hundred men of war to take him:
But
Nicanor, hearing that
Judas and his company were in the strong places about Samaria, resolved without any danger to set upon them on the sabbath day.
So
Nicanor in exceeding pride and
haughtiness determined to set up a publick monument of his victory over
Judas and them that were with him.
Then
Nicanor and they that were with him came forward with
trumpets and songs.
Now when the battle was done, returning again with joy, they knew that
Nicanor lay dead in his
harness.
And
Judas, who was ever the chief defender of the citizens both in body and mind, and who continued his love toward his countrymen all his life, commanded to strike off
Nicanor’s head, and his hand with his shoulder, and bring them to Jerusalem.
And shewed them
vile Nicanor’s head, and the hand of that
blasphemer, which with proud brags he had stretched out against the holy temple of the
Almighty.
And when he had cut out the tongue of that ungodly
Nicanor, he commanded that they should give it by pieces unto the fowls, and
hang up the reward of his madness before the temple.
He
hanged also
Nicanor’s head upon the tower, an evident and manifest sign unto all of the help of the Lord.
Thus went it with Nicanor: and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power. And here will I make an end.