eimi G1510

εἰμί (eimi) means “to be” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

εἰμί Greek · G1510 2,326 tagged occurrences in 1,988 verses

Pronunciation guide: i-mee' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1510

εἰμί · eimi · to be

εἰμί, with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. I. As substantive verb. 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4, 8, 4:8, 11:17, 16:5 (see Swete, Ap., 5; M, Pr., 228); τὰ (μὴ) ὄντα, Rom.4:17, 1Co.1:28. 2. Of times, events, etc., to be, happen, take place: Mat.24:3, Mrk.14:2, 15:42, Luk.21:23, Jhn.4:6, 23, 5:10, al. 3. to be present, be in a place, have come: Mat.2:13, 15, Mrk.1:45, 5:21, 15:40, Luk.1:80, 5:29, Jhn.7:30, al.; before εἰς, Mrk.2:1; before ἐκ, (ἐξ), Mat.1:20, 21:25, Mrk.11:30, Jhn.3:31, al. 4. Impers., ἔστι, ἦν, etc.; (a) there is (Fr. il y a), was, etc.: Mat.16:28, Luk.16:19, Jhn.3:1, 5:2, Rom.3:10, al.; with dative (of the possessor; Bl., §37, 3), Mat.16:22, Luk.1:7, Jhn.18.10, Rom.9:2, al.; ἔστιν ὅς, ὅστις (chiefly in pl), Mat.16:28, 19:2, Mrk.9:1, al.; (b) with inf., = ἔξεστιν (which see), it is possible: Heb.9:5, 1Co.11:20, RV (but see ICC, in l.). II. As copula uniting subject and predicate. 1. Expressing simply identity or equivalence: Mat.5:13, 14:15, Luk.1:18, 19, Jhn.1:1, 4:19, Rev.3:9, al. mult. 2. Explicative, as in parable, figure, type, etc.: Mat.13:19, 1Co.9:2, 10:4, 11:25, Gal.4:24, Rev.17:15, al.; ταῦτ᾽ ἔστιν, Mat.27:46, Mrk.7:2, Rom.7:18 al.; ὅ ἐστιν, Mrk.3:17, Col.1:24, Heb.7:2, al.; akin to this is the sacramental usage: Mat.26:26-28, Mrk.14:22, 24, Luk.22:19, 1Co.11:24 (see ICC on Mk, I Co, ll. with; DB, iii, 148 f.). 3. C. genitive: qual., etc., Mrk.5:42, Luk.3:23, 1Co.14:33, Heb.12:11, al.; part., 1Ti.1:20, 2Ti.1:15; poss., Mat.5:3, 10, Mrk.12:7, Luk.4:7; of service or partisanship, Rom.8:9, 1Co.1:12, 2Co.10:7, 2Ti.2:19. 4. C. dative (BL, §37, 3): Act.1:8, 9:15, Rom.4:12, 1Co.1:18, 2:14, Rev.21:7, al. 5. C. ptcp., as a periphrasis for the simple verb (Bl., §62, 1, 2; M, Pr., 225 ff.); (a) with ptcp. pf. (cl.): Mat.10:30, Luk.9:32, Jhn.3:24, Act.21:35, 1Co.15:19, al; (b) with ptcp. pr. (esp. in impf., as in Heb. and Aram.; Dalman, Words, 35 f.), Mat.7:29, Mrk.1:22, Luk.4:31, 14:1, Act.1:10, al. mult., id. for imper. (M, Pr., 180f., 182f.), with ellipsis of εἰμί, Rom.12:9, 10, Heb.13:5, al.; (with) with ptcp. aor. (cl), Luk.23:9. 6. Seq. εἰς (cf. Heb. הָיָה לְ), a vernac. usage (M, Pr., 71): Mat.19:5, Mrk.10:8, Heb.8:10, al. 7. C. adv.: Mat.19:20, Mrk.4:26, Luk.18:11, al. 8. Ellipses; (a) of the copula (Bl., §30, 3): Mat.8:29, 24:32, Jhn.21:22, 23, Heb.6:4, al.; (b) of the predicate: ἐγώ εἰμί, Mat.14:27, Mrk.6:50, al.; absol. (cf. Deu.32:39; אֲנִי הוּא), Mrk.13:6, Jhn.4:26, al. (cf. ἄπ-, ἔν-, πάρ-, συμ-πάρ-, σύν-ειμι). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I am, exist.

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How translators render G1510

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
is	501
are	207
was	166
it is	75
am	73
will be	71
were	63
vvv	59
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i am	47
there is	47
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be	22
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will	10
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have	8
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as	7
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arent	6
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isnt	6
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will it be	6
you have been	6
he	5
jesus was	5
she is	5
come	4
comes	4
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has	4
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will become	4
you	4
am i	3
and	3
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does	3
he will be	3
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that is	3
they	3
they may be	3
you may be	3
and is	2
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have been	2
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to	2
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which is here	2
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been	1
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do	1
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have come	1
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he had been	1
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he was already	1
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himself	1
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i have	1
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i live	1
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i will	1
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i would be	1
if they are	1
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jesus	1
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of you	1
one	1
our	1
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rely on	1
remain	1
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shall be	1
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sided	1
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since you are	1
standing	1
stands for	1
stay	1
stood	1
surely	1
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sweep	1
that dwells	1
the authorities are	1
the believers gathered together	1
the holy spirit had	1
the man had been	1
the meaning	1
the meaning of	1
their	1
then let this be	1
there should be	1
there will be more	1
these things are	1
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they remain	1
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they will all be	1
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this	1
this gospel is	1
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this matter involved	1
this means	1
this point is	1
those present	1
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though i am	1
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to find	1
to go	1
to remain	1
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was using	1
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we who are	1
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what he looks like	1
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which is	1
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while she was still	1
while we are	1
who belonged to	1
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would share	1
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you bear	1
you do	1
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you have	1
you may	1
you may have	1
you really are	1
you so occupy	1
you too are	1
you will	1
you will just be	1
you will not be	1
you yourselves are	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
is	570
was	190
are	188
am	84
be	82
it is	82
shall be	70
were	70
art	47
he was	45
i am	43
there is	42
he is	38
being	37
to be	36
it was	35
ye are	32
there was	30
they were	28
they are	27
we are	26
thou art	23
shall	19
there are	19
there be	18
is it	16
there shall be	16
there were	15
are they	14
may be	13
are ye	12
is he	12
have	11
had	10
i was	10
it be	9
should be	9
which is	9
ye were	9
it shall be	8
that is	8
ye shall be	7
am i	6
art thou	6
he	6
is to say	6
might be	6
thou be	6
we were	6
when	6
he be	5
is there	5
let him be	5
shall it be	5
they	5
which are	5
i will be	4
it had been	4
it shall come to pass	4
let	4
she is	4
should	4
that were	4
there should be	4
they be	4
thou shalt be	4
when he was	4
which were	4
ye be	4
are we	3
he had	3
he were	3
shall i be	3
shall there be	3
stood	3
that are	3
that was	3
they had been	3
they may be	3
wast	3
we	3
we shall be	3
which was	3
will	3
ye may be	3
agree	2
be it	2
did	2
had been	2
have been	2
he had been	2
he shall be	2
i	2
i shall be	2
it were	2
meaneth	2
meant	2
shall have	2
shall she be	2
should mean	2
that	2
that be	2
they had	2
they shall be	2
they that are	2
thou hadst been	2
thou hast been	2
thou shalt	2
was it	2
we have	2
when he is	2
when we were	2
which	2
which art	2
which had	2
who are	2
who is	2
will be	2
ye have	2
a fool	1
against	1
agree with	1
agreed	1
and had	1
and is	1
and was	1
are there	1
art also	1
be it so	1
be thou	1
belongeth	1
bringeth	1
bringeth forth fruit	1
but dung	1
but loss	1
came	1
cannot be tempted	1
come	1
cometh	1
consisteth	1
continued	1
continued all night	1
descendeth	1
diligent	1
drew near	1
dureth	1
endure	1
followed	1
for	1
for all there were	1
forasmuch as	1
give thyself wholly	1
hast	1
hast been	1
have i been	1
have our being	1
have thou	1
having	1
he belonged	1
he hath been	1
he may be	1
he might be	1
he preached	1
he sat	1
he shall have	1
he should	1
he taught	1
he that is	1
he withdrew	1
himself to be	1
i be	1
i shall	1
i should	1
if	1
imprisoned	1
in	1
it	1
it becometh	1
it pleased	1
it remaineth	1
it shall	1
it should be	1
joined hard to	1
just men	1
knowing	1
let it	1
make	1
may	1
may have	1
men	1
might	1
mighty	1
now i am	1
of	1
of daily	1
one	1
ought	1
owneth	1
perish	1
sat down	1
seeing	1
seeing that there are	1
seeing ye	1
shall be made	1
shall it	1
shall we	1
shalt	1
shalt be	1
shalt have	1
shalt thou be	1
she may be	1
she pass	1
she was	1
should have been	1
shouldest be	1
soweth	1
stand	1
taught	1
that he is	1
that he was	1
that there are	1
that there is	1
that there was	1
that they are	1
that they do good	1
the christ	1
the shepherd	1
them that are	1
there	1
they continued stedfastly	1
they looked stedfastly	1
they should be	1
they that were	1
thing is	1
this is	1
those things which be	1
thou mayest	1
thou wast	1
thou wert	1
though he was	1
though i be	1
though they were	1
to be known	1
to be made	1
to have been	1
to them who are	1
us was	1
used	1
was come	1
watched	1
we be	1
we cannot	1
we had been	1
we may be	1
we should	1
we that are	1
we would	1
went	1
went before	1
were it	1
what would follow	1
when i was	1
when it was	1
when there is	1
when thou wast	1
whereas i was	1
which am	1
which though	1
while	1
while i was	1
while she was	1
who was	1
who were	1
will come	1
ye	1
ye belong	1
ye have been	1
ye know	1
you	1

Verses containing G1510

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John 17:11 · BSB · 3 occurrences
I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
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John 17:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
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John 17:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
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John 17:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
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John 17:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
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John 17:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
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John 17:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences
that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
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John 17:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one—
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John 17:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
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John 17:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
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John 17:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”
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John 18:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.
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John 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.
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John 18:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
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John 18:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”
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John 18:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
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John 18:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
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John 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.
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John 18:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.
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John 18:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.
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John 18:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.
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John 18:25 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
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John 18:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”
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John 18:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
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John 18:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”
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John 18:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
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John 18:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”
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John 18:36 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
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John 18:37 · BSB · 3 occurrences
“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
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John 18:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.
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John 18:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
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John 18:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)
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John 19:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
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John 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
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John 19:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
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John 19:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
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John 19:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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John 19:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
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John 19:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
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John 19:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
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John 19:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences
It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
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John 19:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
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John 19:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
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John 19:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
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John 19:41 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
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John 19:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
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John 20:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
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John 20:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
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John 20:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
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John 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
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