Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness. 2. (n.) An act of kindness; good done; charity given. 3. (n.) A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BENEVOLENCE be-nev'-o-lens: the King James Version translation of phrase in Textus Receptus of the New Testament of 1 Corinthians 7:3, rejected by the Revised Version (British and American) which following Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek translates Greek opheile, "due." This reference to the marriage relation is explained in 7:4. Compare Exodus 21:10.

Multi-Version Concordance Benevolence (2 Occurrences) 1 Corinthians 7:3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. (KJV WBS YLT) Galatians 5:22 The Spirit, on the other hand, brings a harvest of love, joy, peace; patience towards others, kindness, benevolence; (WEY)