poieō G4160

ποιέω (poieō) means “to do/make: do” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ποιέω Greek · G4160 569 tagged occurrences in 515 verses

Pronunciation guide: poy-eh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4160G

ποιέω · poieō · to do/make: do

ποιέω, -ῶ, [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ;] 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator (with accusative of person(s) also), Mat.19:4, Mrk.10:6, Luk.11:40, Act.4:24, Heb.1:2, al.; like Heb. עשׂה, absol. = ἐργάζομαι, to work, Mat.20:12 (cf. Rut.2:19; so AV, but see infr.), Rev.13:5, R, mg. (but see infr.); σκάνδαλα, Rom.16:17; εἰρεήνην, Eph.2:15, Jas.3:18; ἐπίστασιν, Act.24:12; συστροφήν, Act.23:12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Luk.1:68, Act.15:3; with nouns expressing action or its accomplishment, forming a periphr. for the cogn. verb: ὁδόν π. (cl. ὁ ποιεῖσθαι), to go on, advance, Mrk.2:23; πόλεμον, Rev.11:7, al.; ἐκδίκησιν, Luk.18:7, 8; ἐνέδραν, Act.25:3; κρίσιν, Jhn.5:27, Ju 15; ἔργα, Jhn.5:36, al.; (σημεῖα), Jhn.2:23 and freq., Act.2:22, al.; so also mid. ποιεῖσθαι: μονήν, Jhn.14:23; πορείαν, Luk.13:22; κοινωνίαν, Rom.15:26; of food, to make ready, prepare: δεῖπνον, Mrk.6:21, al.; δοχήν, Luk.5:29 14:13; γάμους, Mat.22:2; of time, to spend (cl.): ὥραν, Mat.20:12, RV (but see supr. and cf. McN, in l.); μῆνας, Rev.13:5, R, txt. (cf. Swete, in l.; but see supr.); ἐνιαυτόν, Jas.4:13; with accusative before ἐκ, Jhn.2:15, al.; with accusative and accusative pred., Mat.3:3 12:16, Mrk.1:3 3:12, Jhn.5:11, al.; with adv., καλῶς, Mrk.7:37; ἑορτὴν π. (Dem., Exo.23:16, al.), Act.18:21, Rec.; πάσχα, Mat.26:18; to make or offer a sacrifice (Plat., Xen., al.; Job.42:8, 3Ki.11:33; so some understand τοῦτο ποιεῖτε, Luk.22:19, but see Abbott, Essays, 110ff.); before ἵνα (WM, 422f.; M, Pr., 228), Jhn.11:37, Col.4:16, Rev.3:9. 2. to do, perform, carry out, execute: absol., with adv., καλῶς π., Mat.12:12, 1Co.7:37, 38 Jas.2:19; id. before ptcp. (cl.; see M, Pr., 228), Act.10:33, Php.4:14, 2Pe.1:19, 3Jo.6; οὕτως, Mat.24:46, Luk.9:15, al.; ὡς (καθώς), Mat.1:24 2:16, al.; ὁμοίως, Luk.3:11; ὡσαύτως, Mat.20:5; with ptcp., ἀγνοῶν ἐποίησα, 1Ti.1:13; with accusative of thing(s): τί interrog., Mat.12:3, Mrk.2:25, Luk.6:2, al.; τοῦτο, Mat.13:28, Mrk.5:32, Luk.22:19 (WH om.; see supr., ref. to Abbott, Essays), Rom.7:20, al.; with nouns expressing command or regulation: τ. νόμον (not as in cl., to make a law), Jhn.7:19, Gal.5:3 (cf. in LXX, Jos.22:5, 1Ch.22:12, al.); τ. ἐντολάς, Mat.5:19; similarly with other nouns expressing conduct: τ. δικαιοσύνην, Mat.6:1, al.; τ. ἀλήθειαν, Jhn.3:21, al., etc.; with dupl. accusative, Mat.27:22, Mrk.15:12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s) (commod., incomm.; rare in cl.), Mat.7:12, Mrk.5:19, 20 Luk.1:49, Jhn.9:26, al. SYN.: πράσσω, which see The general distinction between the two words is that between particular action and its habitual performance (cf. Tr., Syn., §xcvi; Westc. on Jhn.3:21; ICC on Rom.1:32). (AS)

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TBESG · G4160H

ποιέω · poieō · to do/make: make

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TBESG · G4160I

ποιέω · poieō · to do/make: appoint

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TBESG · G4160J

ποιέω · poieō · to do/make: spend(TIME)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

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How translators render G4160

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
do	48
to do	23
make	15
does	14
vvv	14
did	13
had done	11
made	10
practices	9
are you doing	7
i am doing	7
to make	7
you do	7
has done	6
perform	6
has made	5
i do	5
i will make	4
me to do	4
must i do	4
performed	4
practice	4
you are doing	4
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bear	3
bears	3
doing	3
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had performed	3
have done	3
he did	3
he has done	3
he made	3
i did	3
i will do	3
produce	3
shall i do	3
should we do	3
they had done	3
acts on	2
am doing	2
and did	2
are you	2
god made	2
has he done	2
have made	2
have you done	2
he appointed	2
he does it	2
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he was doing	2
he will do	2
him doing	2
i ever did	2
is doing	2
jesus was doing	2
keep	2
let us put up	2
making	2
practiced	2
prepared	2
shall we do	2
should do	2
that does not produce	2
they did	2
to carry out	2
to execute	2
to perform	2
treated	2
will carry out	2
will do it	2
you did	2
you did not do	2
you have done	2
you have made	2
you host	2
you make	2
you will do	2
act	1
act on them	1
acts	1
after spending	1
after you have done	1
allow them	1
although i have done	1
although i made	1
always	1
and indulging	1
and may he accomplish	1
and performed	1
and produced	1
and to do	1
and unite them	1
and you will do	1
appointed	1
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are making	1
are they doing	1
are to do	1
are we to do	1
as he made	1
as they walked along	1
be offered	1
be put	1
bearing	1
because they were preparing	1
bore	1
bring about	1
bringing	1
brings	1
by so doing	1
can commit	1
carry it out	1
cause	1
caused	1
causing	1
committed	1
continue to do	1
continue to practice	1
create	1
created things	1
declares	1
devised	1
did he do	1
did you make	1
do you claim to be	1
does not act on	1
does not practice	1
done	1
follow	1
for me	1
for you	1
forcing them	1
formed	1
give to the needy	1
gives	1
grow	1
had committed	1
has not been merciful	1
has sinned	1
have	1
have kept	1
he accomplished	1
he declared	1
he did not do	1
he did so	1
he does	1
he gave generously	1
he had acted	1
he had provided	1
he had turned	1
he has performed	1
he kept	1
he makes	1
he performed	1
he sacrificed for sin	1
he stayed	1
he was performing	1
he will also provide	1
he will promptly carry out	1
held	1
him perform	1
hosted	1
i am doing them	1
i am not doing	1
i consider	1
i do not do	1
i had acted	1
i had not done	1
i have done	1
i made	1
i make	1
i spent	1
i will keep	1
i will keep on doing	1
i will put up	1
i wrote	1
if you practice	1
in so doing	1
involved	1
is performing	1
it bears	1
it was constructed	1
jesus did	1
jesus had performed	1
keeps	1
let him do	1
let us do	1
make sure	1
make yourself out to be	1
makes	1
men do	1
must we do	1
paul had spent	1
performing	1
performs	1
peter did	1
produces a crop	1
provide	1
puts forth	1
refuses to practice	1
remembering	1
remembering you	1
riling up	1
she continued	1
she has done	1
she has prepared	1
should i do	1
should i do with	1
showing	1
spend	1
sweep	1
that does not bear	1
that perform	1
the men began	1
the second beast performed	1
the second beast required	1
the tenants did	1
the work	1
them do	1
then do	1
they are doing	1
they carried out	1
they do not practice	1
they had made	1
they have done	1
they hosted	1
they might do	1
they will do	1
they will put	1
they will treat	1
this beast exercised	1
those who do	1
thus making	1
to	1
to act	1
to become	1
to bring	1
to do it	1
to do so	1
to give	1
to obey	1
to show	1
to wage	1
to win	1
turn	1
was gaining	1
was performing	1
we had made	1
we have only done	1
we make him out to be	1
we will do	1
were	1
what had been done	1
who does	1
who made	1
who showed	1
who will produce	1
will also do	1
will continue to do	1
will do	1
will he do	1
will he perform	1
will leave	1
will not do	1
will those do	1
will treat	1
will wage	1
will you do	1
worked	1
you are	1
you are about to do	1
you are already doing	1
you do not do	1
you give to the needy	1
you made	1
you to do	1
you to pray	1
you would do	1
your authority to do	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
do	78
did	28
make	22
to do	22
doeth	21
made	17
he did	12
i do	12
ye do	11
done	9
had done	9
shall i do	9
hath done	7
to make	7
doing	6
making	6
do ye	5
hath made	5
he doeth	5
shall we do	5
thou doest	5
bring forth	4
doest	4
forth	4
he that doeth	4
maketh	4
shall do	4
should do	4
ye	4
bringeth forth	3
doest thou	3
hath	3
have done	3
have made	3
he made	3
i did	3
i will make	3
let us make	3
shall	3
that i shall do	3
they did	3
they do	3
they had done	3
will do	3
and did	2
cause	2
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dealt	2
doth	2
had wrought	2
hast made	2
hath he done	2
have	2
he had done	2
he hath done	2
he maketh	2
he that made	2
i have done	2
i make	2
let him do	2
makest	2
shall he do	2
shall make	2
she did	2
that	2
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thou do	2
thou makest	2
to execute	2
to have done	2
to perform	2
which bringeth	2
will	2
will i do	2
will they do	2
working	2
ye did	2
ye have done	2
abode	1
after he had spent	1
after that he had shewed	1
after they had tarried	1
after ye have done	1
and bare	1
and make	1
any delay	1
avenged	1
banded	1
be made	1
bear	1
blessed	1
both yield	1
bringing forth	1
brought forth	1
commit	1
committeth	1
continue	1
did commit	1
did he	1
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do i	1
do they	1
do we	1
for to do	1
fulfilling	1
gave	1
had committed	1
had made	1
hast	1
hast thou	1
hast thou done	1
hast thou made	1
hath gained	1
have caused	1
have committed	1
have i made	1
have wrought	1
he	1
he causeth	1
he exerciseth	1
he had	1
he hath made him	1
he hath shewed	1
he have committed	1
he kept	1
he might cause	1
he ordained	1
he purposed	1
he that committeth	1
he that hath done	1
he that shewed	1
he which made	1
he will	1
held	1
her that had done	1
him that made	1
i	1
i committed	1
i had	1
i have been	1
i have made	1
i made	1
i should do	1
i will keep	1
if ye do	1
in doing	1
journeying	1
keep	1
keepeth	1
laying	1
may be able	1
mean ye	1
move me	1
of things that are made	1
provide	1
raising up	1
shall fulfil	1
shall they do	1
shewest	1
shooteth out	1
should do to	1
so that they	1
that bringeth	1
that do	1
that hath shewed	1
that he should make	1
that made	1
that make	1
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that wrought	1
the doing	1
thee	1
them that do	1
them which cause	1
they can do	1
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they might do	1
they should	1
they that have done	1
thou hast made	1
thou make	1
thou shalt do	1
thou shouldest do	1
though	1
to agree	1
to bring	1
to content	1
to continue	1
to fulfil	1
to him that appointed	1
to observe	1
to pluck	1
to put	1
took	1
transgresseth	1
we had made	1
we make	1
when	1
when he had	1
when he had made	1
when i gave	1
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which bare	1
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which had made	1
which made	1
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who had made	1
will he do	1
will i make	1
will we do	1
worketh	1
wrought	1
ye have	1
ye made	1
ye make	1
ye shall	1
ye shall have done	1
ye would do	1
you	1

Verses containing G4160

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John 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
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John 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
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John 3:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
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John 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
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John 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
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John 4:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
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John 4:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
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John 4:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
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John 4:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
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John 4:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
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John 4:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.
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John 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
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John 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
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John 5:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
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John 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
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John 5:19 · BSB · 4 occurrences
So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
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John 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
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John 5:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
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John 5:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
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John 5:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
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John 5:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
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John 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
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John 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
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John 6:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
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John 6:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
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John 6:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
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John 6:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
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John 6:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
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John 6:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
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John 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
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John 7:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
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John 7:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
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John 7:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
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John 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.
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John 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
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John 7:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
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John 7:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
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John 8:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
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John 8:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
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John 8:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
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John 8:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
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John 8:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
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John 8:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
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John 8:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
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John 8:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
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John 8:53 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
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John 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
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John 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
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John 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
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John 9:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
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