Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely. 2. (v. t.) To set up a claim to; to make presence to; hence, to put on or present an appearance of. 3. (v. t.) To present to knowledge of, to proclaim one's self versed in; to make one's self a teacher or practitioner of, to set up as an authority respecting; to declare (one's self to be such); as, he professes surgery; to profess one's self a physician. 4. (v. i.) To take a profession upon one's self by a public declaration; to confess. 5. (v. i.) To declare friendship. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia PROFESS; PROFESSION pro-fes', pro-fesh'-un (naghadh; homologeo, homologia): "Profess" means literally "to own before," hence, to make open or public announcement; it occurs only once in the Old Testament as the translation of naghadh, "to put before," often "to tell," "to show," "to declare" (Deuteronomy 26:3); in the New Testament it is the translation of homologeo, "to speak or say together in common," "to assent," "to confess publicly" (Matthew 7:23, "Then will I profess unto them, I never knew you"; 1 Timothy 6:12, the Revised Version (British and American) "didst confess the good confession"; Titus 1:16, "They profess that they know God"); of epaggellomai, "to announce one's self," "to make profession" (1 Timothy 2:10; 1 Timothy 6:21); of phasko, "to say," "to assert" (Romans 1:22). "Profession" is the translation of homologia (2 Corinthians 9:13 1 Timothy 6:12 Hebrews 3:1, the King James Version "the High Priest of our profession" (of our professed faith); Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 10:23; in each instance the Revised Version (British and American) has "confession"). "Profess" occurs in the King James Version of Ecclesiasticus 3:25, but the verse is omitted by the Revised Version (British and American); margin "Most authorities omit verse 25." W. L. Walker

Multi-Version Concordance Profess (9 Occurrences) Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. (KJV ASV WBS) 1 Timothy 2:10 but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV) 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. (Root in KJV WEY WBS YLT) Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Hebrews 3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; (Root in KJV WEY WBS YLT) Hebrews 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. (Root in KJV WEY WBS YLT NIV) Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) (Root in KJV WBS YLT NIV) 1 John 1:6 If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth. (WEY) Deuteronomy 26:3 You shall come to the priest who shall be in those days, and tell him, "I profess this day to Yahweh your God, that I am come to the land which Yahweh swore to our fathers to give us." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)