KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 4:1
Complete exact-word concordance
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Therfore I say vnto you, What things soeuer ye desire when ye pray, beleeue that ye receiue them, and ye shall haue them.
1611 marginal noteMatt. 7.7.
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
And they reasoned with themselues, saying, If we shall say, From heauen, he will say, Why then did ye not beleeue him?
And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
And then, if any man shall say to you, Loe, here is Christ, or loe, hee is there: beleeue him not.
1611 marginal noteMatt. 24.23.
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the Crosse, that we may see and beleeue: And they that were crucified with him, reuiled him.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
And these signes shal follow them that beleeue, In my Name shall they cast out deuils, they shall speake with new tongues,
1611 marginal noteAct. 16.18
1611 marginal noteActs 2.4.
Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
Those by the way side, are they that heare: then commeth the deuil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, least they should beleeue, and be saued.
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
They on the rocke, are they which when they heare, receiue the word with ioy; and these haue no roote, which for a while beleeue, and in time of temptation fall away.
But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
But when Iesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Feare not, beleeue onely, and she shalbe made whole.
Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
Art thou the Christ? Tell vs. And hee said vnto them, If I tell you, you will not beleeue.
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Then hee saide vnto them, O fooles, and slow of heart to beleeue all that the Prophets haue spoken:
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Historical English dictionary sources
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.
