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believe

Meaning of “believe”

Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
143 occurrences131 verses29 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 4:1

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1 John 5:13
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These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 5:13 · retained source text

These things haue I written vnto you that beleeue on the Name of the Sonne of God, that ye may know, that ye haue eternall life, and that yee may beleeue on the Name of the Sonne of God.

Complete reference index — all 131 verses
Exodus 4:1Exodus 4:5Exodus 4:8Exodus 4:9Exodus 19:9Numbers 14:11Deuteronomy 1:322 Kings 17:142 Chronicles 20:202 Chronicles 32:15Job 9:16Job 39:12Proverbs 26:25Isaiah 7:9Isaiah 43:10Jeremiah 12:6Habakkuk 1:5Matthew 9:28Matthew 18:6Matthew 21:25Matthew 21:32Matthew 24:23Matthew 24:26Matthew 27:42Mark 1:15Mark 5:36Mark 9:23Mark 9:24Mark 9:42Mark 11:23Mark 11:24Mark 11:31Mark 13:21Mark 15:32Mark 16:17Luke 8:12Luke 8:13Luke 8:50Luke 22:67Luke 24:25John 1:7John 1:12John 3:12John 4:21John 4:42John 4:48John 5:38John 5:44John 5:47John 6:29John 6:30John 6:36John 6:64John 6:69John 7:5John 7:39John 8:24John 8:45John 8:46John 9:18John 9:35John 9:36John 9:38John 10:26John 10:37John 10:38John 11:15John 11:27John 11:40John 11:42John 11:48John 12:36John 12:39John 12:47John 13:19John 14:1John 14:11John 14:29John 16:9John 16:30John 16:31John 17:20John 17:21John 19:35John 20:25John 20:31Acts 8:37Acts 13:39Acts 13:41Acts 15:7Acts 15:11Acts 16:31Acts 19:4Acts 21:20Acts 21:25Acts 27:25Romans 3:3Romans 3:22Romans 4:11Romans 4:24Romans 6:8Romans 10:9Romans 10:14Romans 15:311 Corinthians 1:211 Corinthians 10:271 Corinthians 11:181 Corinthians 14:222 Corinthians 4:42 Corinthians 4:13Galatians 3:22Ephesians 1:19Philippians 1:291 Thessalonians 1:71 Thessalonians 2:101 Thessalonians 2:131 Thessalonians 4:142 Thessalonians 1:102 Thessalonians 2:111 Timothy 1:161 Timothy 4:31 Timothy 4:102 Timothy 2:13Hebrews 10:39Hebrews 11:6James 2:191 Peter 1:211 Peter 2:71 John 3:231 John 4:11 John 5:13

Where “believe” appears

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Exodus6 occurrences
5 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles3 occurrences
2 versesJob2 occurrences
2 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew7 occurrences
7 versesMark11 occurrences
11 versesLuke5 occurrences
5 versesJohn52 occurrences
46 versesActs10 occurrences
10 versesRomans8 occurrences
8 verses1 Corinthians7 occurrences
4 verses2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews2 occurrences
2 versesJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses1 John4 occurrences
3 verses

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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To credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of something upon the declaration of another, or upon evidence. To have a firm persuasion of any thing. To believe in is to hold as the object of faith. To believe on is to trust, to place full confidence in, to rest upon with faith.

volume 1, leaf 261, column 2 (main dictionary)

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