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bear

Meaning of “bear”

Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.

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215 occurrences208 verses45 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 4:13

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Luke 1:13
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:13 · retained source text

But the Angel said vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.

Luke 4:11
And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 4:11 · retained source text

And in their handes they shall beare thee vp, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Luke 11:48
Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 11:48 · retained source text

Truely ye beare witnesse that ye allowe the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and yee build their sepulchres.

Luke 13:9
And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 13:9 · retained source text

And if it beare fruit, Well: and if not, then after that, thou shalt cut it downe.

Luke 18:7
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 18:7 · retained source text

And shall not God auenge his owne elect, which crie day and night vnto him, thogh he beare long with them?

Luke 18:20
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 18:20 · retained source text

Thou knowest the commaundements, Doe not commit adulterie, Doe not kill, Doe not steale, Doe not beare false witnesse, Honour thy father and thy mother.

Luke 23:26
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 23:26 · retained source text

And as they led him away, they laid hold vpon one Simon a Cyrenian, comming out of the countrey, and on him they laid the crosse, that hee might beare it after Iesus.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 27.32.

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