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Worship

Worship & Prayer • Both
Worship is the reverent homage, adoration, obedience, prayer, praise, and service offered supremely to God. Scripture includes both private and public worship, while forbidding worship of created beings, idols, or any power besides God.

Worshipper

People & Groups • New Testament
A worshipper is one who offers religious reverence or service. In Acts 19:35, the term refers specifically to a temple attendant or keeper associated with the worship of Diana at Ephesus.

WORTHIES

People & Groups • Old Testament
Worthies means nobles, distinguished men, or commanders. In Nahum it refers to the leaders whom the Assyrian king recalls in haste during the attack, though the passage is textually difficult.

WRATH, (ANGER)

Sin & Judgment • Both
Wrath is intense anger or indignation. God’s wrath is His holy and righteous opposition to sin, while human wrath is generally sinful, though anger against evil may be righteous when it is free from personal vengeance.

WREST

Scripture • Both
To wrest is to twist, turn aside, or pervert justice or meaning. Scripture warns against distorting God’s words or misusing difficult passages of Scripture, especially through ignorance or instability.

Wrestle

Christian Life • New Testament
To wrestle is to struggle in close combat. In Ephesians 6:12, the word describes the believer’s spiritual struggle against hostile spiritual powers rather than merely a physical contest.

Wrestling

Agriculture & Daily Life • Both
Wrestling was a form of bodily contest known in the ancient world. The biblical material associates it with athletic games and with Jacob’s memorable struggle.

WRINKLE

Salvation • New Testament
A wrinkle is a fold or crease in the skin. In Ephesians, the church is figuratively described as Christ’s bride, presented without spot or wrinkle—pure, holy, and spiritually beautiful.

Writing

Scripture • Both
Writing is the art of recording thought through permanent symbols on materials such as stone, clay, wood, skin, or papyrus. It was known in biblical times for preserving laws, records, letters, names, and the inspired Scriptures.

XERXES

Government & Society • Old Testament
Xerxes was the Persian king who reigned from 485 to 465 BC and is identified in the Bible with Ahasuerus. His reign included the failed Persian invasion of Greece and a reputation for caprice and cruelty.

Yarn

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
The passages sometimes translated “linen yarn” in 1 Kings 10:28 and 2 Chronicles 1:16 more likely refer to horses brought from Egypt in droves or companies. The Hebrew wording is obscure.

YEA

Agriculture & Daily Life • Both
Yea is an affirmative word meaning “yes,” “certainly,” “also,” or “moreover.” In the New Testament, Jesus teaches that truthful speech should be confirmed simply by “yea” or “nay.”
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