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
he is	40
he was	33
to be	33
they are	31
it was	30
we are	24
be	22
there was	21
are you	18
they were	18
there are	17
there were	17
you will be	16
may be	13
had been	12
i was	12
there will be	12
you were	12
had	10
will	10
am he	9
have	8
it will be	8
would be	8
as	7
means	7
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arent	6
belongs	6
isnt	6
must be	6
we were	6
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
is it	4
they will be	4
this is	4
who are	4
will become	4
you	4
am i	3
and	3
are like	3
belongs to	3
can he be	3
does	3
he will be	3
is a call for	3
is he	3
is that	3
let him be	3
must i remain	3
she was	3
that is	3
they	3
they may be	3
you may be	3
and is	2
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are from	2
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belonging	2
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exist	2
existed	2
follow	2
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has been	2
have been	2
he is from	2
he stayed	2
i do	2
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is the one	2
it means	2
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it were	2
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it would be	2
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represent	2
some who are	2
there	2
there may be	2
these are	2
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to	2
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we	2
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when he is	2
when we were	2
which is here	2
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who had suffered	2
who is	2
will come	2
will she be	2
will there be	2
would	2
you had been	2
accompany	1
although he is	1
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am the one	1
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and absorbed	1
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and may be	1
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and who himself was	1
appear	1
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are to be	1
are we	1
as they	1
as well as	1
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be filled	1
be that as it may	1
became	1
because he was going there	1
become	1
becomes	1
been	1
belonged	1
belonged to	1
but they are	1
came about	1
can this be	1
care very little	1
christ is	1
consisting	1
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contains	1
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could have been attained	1
could this be	1
crowded	1
did not come	1
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
everything is	1
exists	1
for	1
form	1
frequently	1
go	1
god was	1
had already become	1
had yet	1
had yet been	1
has done	1
have come	1
have our being	1
he began	1
he can	1
he continued	1
he exists	1
he had	1
he had been	1
he had removed it	1
he has been	1
he just looks	1
he lived	1
he may be	1
he must be	1
he remains	1
he stood	1
he too is	1
he was already	1
he were	1
he would not be	1
herod was	1
himself	1
i am from	1
i am present	1
i have	1
i have been	1
i live	1
i was staying	1
i will	1
i will no longer be	1
i would be	1
if they are	1
into being	1
into the	1
is going to	1
is still	1
is the essence of	1
is the meaning	1
it has already been	1
it meant	1
it must be	1
it read	1
it was from	1
it was now	1
it will all be	1
it will be done	1
it will happen	1
it will happen that	1
it would have been	1
its	1
jesus	1
kept	1
let	1
let it be	1
let there be	1
let this be	1
levi was	1
lived	1
may have	1
mean	1
meaning	1
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meant	1
might be	1
now i am	1
now there were	1
of them were	1
of us	1
of you	1
one	1
our	1
paul and silas were	1
paul was	1
people were	1
perish	1
regard him	1
rely on	1
remain	1
saul stayed	1
shall be	1
shall be made	1
shall i do	1
shall we say	1
she can be	1
she is to remain	1
should be	1
should live	1
should we do	1
sided	1
since there are already	1
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
they did not belong	1
they exist	1
they had all been	1
they had been	1
they had belonged	1
they remain	1
they shared	1
they will all be	1
they will not be	1
this	1
this gospel is	1
this happened	1
this man is	1
this matter involved	1
this means	1
this point is	1
those present	1
though	1
though he was	1
though i am	1
though you once were	1
throughout	1
to be known	1
to bring	1
to find	1
to go	1
to remain	1
was about to happen	1
was it after	1
was posted	1
was present	1
was using	1
we are all	1
we do not belong	1
we had lived	1
we have	1
we lived	1
we who are	1
we will	1
we will certainly also be united with him	1
we would not	1
we would not have been	1
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
while it was	1
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
you are still	1
you bear	1
you do	1
you do not experience	1
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 24:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
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Matthew 24:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
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Matthew 24:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
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Matthew 24:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
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Matthew 24:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
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Matthew 24:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
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Matthew 24:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
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Matthew 24:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 25:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
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Matthew 25:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
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Matthew 25:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
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Matthew 25:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
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Matthew 25:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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Matthew 25:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
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Matthew 25:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
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Matthew 25:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’
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Matthew 26:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”
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Matthew 26:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”
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Matthew 26:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
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Matthew 26:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.”
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Matthew 26:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
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Matthew 26:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
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Matthew 26:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
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Matthew 26:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
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Matthew 26:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
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Matthew 26:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.”
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Matthew 26:63 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
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Matthew 26:66 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.
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Matthew 26:68 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”
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Matthew 26:69 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
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Matthew 26:71 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
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Matthew 26:73 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”
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Matthew 27:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
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Matthew 27:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
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Matthew 27:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
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Matthew 27:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
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Matthew 27:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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Matthew 27:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
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Matthew 27:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
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Matthew 27:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
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Matthew 27:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
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Matthew 27:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
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Matthew 27:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
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Matthew 27:56 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
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Matthew 27:61 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
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Matthew 27:62 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
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Matthew 27:64 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
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Matthew 28:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
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Matthew 28:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.
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Matthew 28:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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