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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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First occurrence: Genesis 4:13

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Acts 18:14
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 18:14 · retained source text

And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said vnto the Iewes, If it were a matter of wrong, or wicked lewdnesse, O yee Iewes, reason would that I should beare with you.

Acts 22:5
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 22:5 · retained source text

As also the high Priest doth beare me witnesse, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I receiued letters vnto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there, bound vnto Hierusalem, for to be punished.

Acts 23:11
And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 23:11 · retained source text

And the night folowing, the Lord stood by him, and saide, Bee of good cheere, Paul: for as thou hast testified of mee in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome.

Acts 27:15
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 27:15 · retained source text

And when the ship was caught, and could not beare vp into the winde, we let her driue.

Romans 10:2
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 10:2 · retained source text

For I beare them record, that they haue a zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.

Romans 13:9
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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1611 witness · Romans 13:9 · retained source text

For this, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnesse, Thou shalt not couet: and if there be any other commandement, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

Romans 15:1
WE then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 15:1 · retained source text

¶ Wee then that are strong, ought to beare the infirmities of the weake, and not to please our selues.

1 Corinthians 3:2
I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
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1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 3:2 · retained source text

I haue fed you with milke, and not with meate: for hitherto yee were not able to beare it, neither yet now are ye able.

1 Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · retained source text

There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is common to man: but God is faithfull, who wil not suffer you to bee tempted aboue that you are able: but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may bee able to beare it.

1611 marginal noteOr, moderate.

1 Corinthians 15:49
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
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1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 15:49 · retained source text

And as we haue borne the image of the earthy, wee shall also beare the image of the heauenly.

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