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
you are	50
i am	47
there is	47
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it was	30
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be	22
there was	21
are you	18
they were	18
there are	17
there were	17
you will be	16
may be	13
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i was	12
there will be	12
you were	12
had	10
will	10
am he	9
have	8
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as	7
means	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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they will be	4
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who are	4
will become	4
you	4
am i	3
and	3
are like	3
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does	3
he will be	3
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let him 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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exist	2
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follow	2
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have been	2
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he stayed	2
i do	2
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to	2
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which is here	2
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will there be	2
would	2
you had been	2
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been	1
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can this be	1
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do	1
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does not show	1
during	1
even though he did not yet have	1
even though he was	1
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for	1
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have come	1
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he had	1
he had been	1
he had removed it	1
he has been	1
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he lived	1
he may be	1
he must be	1
he remains	1
he stood	1
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he was already	1
he were	1
he would not be	1
herod was	1
himself	1
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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
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into the	1
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is the meaning	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
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it will happen	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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meant	1
might be	1
now i am	1
now there were	1
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of us	1
of you	1
one	1
our	1
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paul was	1
people were	1
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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
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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
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 bring	1
to find	1
to go	1
to remain	1
was about to happen	1
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was using	1
we are all	1
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we had lived	1
we have	1
we lived	1
we who are	1
we will	1
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were often	1
were present	1
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
who were	1
whose temple was	1
will appear	1
will be a sign	1
will correspond to	1
will get	1
will have	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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2 John 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
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3 John 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
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3 John 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.
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Jude 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
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Jude 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
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Jude 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
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Jude 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
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Revelation 1:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,
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Revelation 1:8 · BSB · 3 occurrences
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
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Revelation 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
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Revelation 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
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Revelation 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
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Revelation 1:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
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Revelation 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
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Revelation 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
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Revelation 2:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
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Revelation 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
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Revelation 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
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Revelation 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
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Revelation 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
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Revelation 3:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
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Revelation 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
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Revelation 3:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
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Revelation 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.
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Revelation 4:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
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Revelation 4:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”
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Revelation 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
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Revelation 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
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Revelation 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
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Revelation 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
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Revelation 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
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Revelation 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
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Revelation 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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Revelation 7:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
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Revelation 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
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Revelation 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.
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Revelation 10:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!
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Revelation 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
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Revelation 10:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.
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Revelation 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
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Revelation 11:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.
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Revelation 13:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
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Revelation 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
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Revelation 13:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
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Revelation 14:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
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Revelation 14:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
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Revelation 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
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Revelation 16:5 · BSB · 3 occurrences
And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.
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Revelation 16:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”
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Revelation 16:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
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