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

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
is	501
are	207
was	166
it is	75
am	73
will be	71
were	63
vvv	59
you are	50
i am	47
there is	47
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be	22
there was	21
are you	18
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you were	12
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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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who was	6
will it be	6
you have been	6
he	5
jesus was	5
she is	5
come	4
comes	4
happen	4
has	4
i will be	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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she was	3
that is	3
they	3
they may be	3
you may be	3
and is	2
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belonging	2
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have been	2
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would	2
you had been	2
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been	1
belonged	1
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can this be	1
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do	1
do not be	1
does not show	1
during	1
even though he did not yet have	1
even though he was	1
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exists	1
for	1
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have come	1
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he had been	1
he had removed it	1
he has been	1
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he lived	1
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he remains	1
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he was already	1
he were	1
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herod was	1
himself	1
i am from	1
i am present	1
i have	1
i have been	1
i live	1
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i will	1
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i would be	1
if they are	1
into being	1
into the	1
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it meant	1
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it read	1
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it was now	1
it will all be	1
it will be done	1
it will happen	1
it will happen that	1
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its	1
jesus	1
kept	1
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let there be	1
let this be	1
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lived	1
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mean	1
meaning	1
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now i am	1
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of us	1
of you	1
one	1
our	1
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paul was	1
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perish	1
regard him	1
rely on	1
remain	1
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shall be	1
shall be made	1
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shall we say	1
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sided	1
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since they are	1
since you are	1
standing	1
stands for	1
stay	1
stood	1
surely	1
surely not	1
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
they continued	1
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they exist	1
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they remain	1
they shared	1
they will all be	1
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this	1
this gospel is	1
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this man is	1
this matter involved	1
this means	1
this point is	1
those present	1
though	1
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though i am	1
though you once were	1
throughout	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
we will	1
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were together	1
what he looks like	1
when there is	1
which is	1
while he was	1
while he was still	1
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while she was still	1
while we are	1
who belonged to	1
who belongs to	1
who live	1
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whose temple was	1
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will not experience	1
will own	1
with	1
would not rest	1
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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Matthew 13:38 · BSB · 3 occurrences
The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
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Matthew 13:39 · BSB · 3 occurrences
and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
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Matthew 13:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
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Matthew 13:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 13:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
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Matthew 13:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
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Matthew 13:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
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Matthew 13:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
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Matthew 13:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 13:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
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Matthew 13:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
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Matthew 13:56 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
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Matthew 13:57 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
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Matthew 14:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
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Matthew 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
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Matthew 14:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
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Matthew 14:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
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Matthew 14:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
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Matthew 14:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
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Matthew 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
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Matthew 14:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.”
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Matthew 14:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
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Matthew 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
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Matthew 15:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
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Matthew 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
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Matthew 15:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
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Matthew 15:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
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Matthew 16:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
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Matthew 16:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
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Matthew 16:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
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Matthew 16:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
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Matthew 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.
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Matthew 16:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
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Matthew 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
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Matthew 16:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
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Matthew 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
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Matthew 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
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Matthew 17:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
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Matthew 17:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him.
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Matthew 18:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
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Matthew 18:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 18:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
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Matthew 18:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
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Matthew 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
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Matthew 18:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
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Matthew 18:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
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Matthew 18:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
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Matthew 19:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
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Matthew 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
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Matthew 19:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
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We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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