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Reins
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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"a kidney" (Eng., "nephritis," etc.), usually in the plural, is used metaphorically of "the will and the affections," Revelation 2:23 , "reins" (cp. Psalm 7:9; Jeremiah 11:20; 17:10; 20:12 ). The feelings and emotions were regarded as having their seat in the "kidneys."
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Reins'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​r/reins.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Reins'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​r/reins.html. 1940.