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be

Concordance for “be”

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7,012 occurrences5,492 verses66 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:3

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Luke 1:15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:15 · retained source text

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shal drinke neither wine, nor strong drinke, and he shall bee filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.

Luke 1:20
And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:20 · retained source text

And behold, thou shalt be dumbe, and not able to speake, vntill the day that these things shall bee performed, because thou beleeuest not my words, which shall bee fulfilled in their season.

Luke 1:29
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:29 · retained source text

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her minde what maner of salutation this should be.

Luke 1:32
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:32 · retained source text

He shall be great, and shall be called the sonne of the Highest, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.

Luke 1:33
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 1:33 · retained source text

And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome there shall be no end.

1611 marginal noteDan. 7.14. mich. 4.7.

Luke 1:34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:34 · retained source text

Then said Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

Luke 1:35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:35 · retained source text

And the Angel answered and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the Highest shall ouershadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall bee called the sonne of God.

Luke 1:38
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:38 · retained source text

And Marie said, Behold the handmaide of the Lord, be it vnto me according to thy word: and the Angel departed from her.

Luke 1:45
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 1:45 · retained source text

And blessed is she that beleeued, for there shalbe a performance of those things, which were told her from the Lord.

1611 marginal noteOr, which beleeued, that there.

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Genesis257 occurrences
209 verses
Exodus335 occurrences
254 verses
Leviticus528 occurrences
376 verses
Numbers283 occurrences
222 verses
Deuteronomy273 occurrences
222 verses
Joshua78 occurrences
58 verses
Judges82 occurrences
64 verses
Ruth22 occurrences
20 verses
1 Samuel137 occurrences
113 verses
2 Samuel127 occurrences
101 verses
1 Kings94 occurrences
75 verses
2 Kings82 occurrences
69 verses
1 Chronicles83 occurrences
54 verses
2 Chronicles95 occurrences
75 verses
Ezra41 occurrences
30 verses
Nehemiah34 occurrences
28 verses
Esther44 occurrences
30 verses
Job166 occurrences
137 verses
Psalms419 occurrences
350 verses
Proverbs188 occurrences
160 verses
Ecclesiastes73 occurrences
53 verses
Song of Solomon11 occurrences
10 verses
Isaiah550 occurrences
401 verses
Jeremiah385 occurrences
289 verses
Lamentations14 occurrences
11 verses
Ezekiel414 occurrences
303 verses
Daniel124 occurrences
90 verses
Hosea54 occurrences
42 verses
Joel23 occurrences
20 verses
Amos32 occurrences
25 verses
Obadiah10 occurrences
7 verses
Jonah11 occurrences
10 verses
Micah38 occurrences
27 verses
Nahum18 occurrences
11 verses
Habakkuk12 occurrences
8 verses
Zephaniah23 occurrences
18 verses
Haggai9 occurrences
6 verses
Zechariah108 occurrences
75 verses
Malachi18 occurrences
14 verses
Matthew264 occurrences
211 verses
Mark123 occurrences
92 verses
Luke252 occurrences
202 verses
John99 occurrences
90 verses
Acts124 occurrences
109 verses
Romans128 occurrences
103 verses
1 Corinthians132 occurrences
109 verses
2 Corinthians94 occurrences
73 verses
Galatians47 occurrences
42 verses
Ephesians37 occurrences
35 verses
Philippians38 occurrences
29 verses
Colossians16 occurrences
16 verses
1 Thessalonians19 occurrences
18 verses
2 Thessalonians21 occurrences
19 verses
1 Timothy32 occurrences
31 verses
2 Timothy24 occurrences
22 verses
Titus23 occurrences
20 verses
Philemon4 occurrences
4 verses
Hebrews53 occurrences
46 verses
James27 occurrences
26 verses
1 Peter48 occurrences
38 verses
2 Peter23 occurrences
19 verses
1 John8 occurrences
7 verses
2 John3 occurrences
3 verses
3 John3 occurrences
3 verses
Jude4 occurrences
4 verses
Revelation71 occurrences
54 verses